The 2026/2027 Premier League season is about to get underway - August 21, in case you'd forgotten! - so attention will naturally turn back to players creating and tinkering with their respective FPL clubs, getting their squads in the right order and ensuring they can score as many points as possible.
A crucial aspect of Fantasy Premier League's enduring allure lies in its unique blend of sporting knowledge, risk-taking, tactical nous, and it is all topped off with an unexpected dash of comedic wit - encapsulated within the confines of your team's name. It's a golden opportunity to let your sense of humour shine, potentially earning you much mirth and plenty of admiration from your friends and colleagues, not to mention fellow FPL enthusiasts.
A name that allows you to transfer a part of your personality directly to your team. For the most part, constructed in puns, these veritable identity cards add a humorous touch to a game that many see as a real competition. FPL players have once again vied with each other to come up with the best names for their teams, while always remaining within the bounds of respect, an essential element of the FPL community.
To this end, this article has compiled the 275 most humorous and fun-filled team names that can be found - and that you too can rely on - in the game that more than 8 million users around the world are playing this year.
Football Legends & Former Players
Many of the best-loved team names on the circuit are correlated with the identity of legends or, more simply, retirees from the green rectangle. Derived from the names of cinematic works, everyday expressions or pop-culture subjects (music, books, posters), these names are sure to remind you of great football moments, whether good or less enjoyable.
You'll find, for example, 'Alba and the 40 speeds', a reference to the famous tales of the Thousand and One Nights published in 1701, or 'Rooney Tunes', a quirky format for a programme that was no less quirky and will appeal to older generations. Others are just classic puns and word-play: 'Baines on Toast', 'It would be Ruud not to' and so on.
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Legends (or former players) |
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|---|---|
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FPL Team Name |
Player |
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Agueroooo! |
Sergio Aguero |
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Akinfenwa Pancakes |
Adebayo Akinfenwa |
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Alba and the 40 Speeds |
Jordi Alba |
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Baines on Toast |
Leighton Baines |
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Out on Bale |
Gareth Bale |
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Here's Bony! |
Wilfried Bony |
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Bony & Clyde |
Wilfried Bony |
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Carra on Camping |
Jamie Carragher |
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You Petr Cech Yourself |
Petr Cech |
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Petr Cech Yourself |
Petr Cech |
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Men Behaving Chadli |
Nacer Chadli |
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Chamakh My Pitch Up |
Marouane Chamakh |
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Down to Chiellini |
Georgio Chiellini |
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Crouch Potato |
Peter Crouch |
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Deeney in a Bottle |
Troy Deeney |
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Me, My Delph and I |
Fabian Delph |
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Delph and Safety |
Fabian Delph |
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Ctrl Alt De Laet |
Ritchie De Laet |
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Dostbusters |
Bas Dost |
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Blink 1 Eto’o |
Samuel Eto'o |
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All's Fer in Love And War |
Leroy Fer |
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No Fuchs Given |
Christian Fuchs |
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For Fuchs Sake |
Christian Fuchs |
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Jar of Hart |
Joe Hart |
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Quit Playing with my Hart |
Joe Hart |
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Dukes Of Hazard |
Eden Hazard |
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Hazardous Material |
Eden Hazard |
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Man of the Mats |
Mats Hummels |
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Can't Handle the Huth |
Robert Huth |
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Haven't Jota Clue |
Diogo Jota |
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Not a Kalou |
Salomon Kalou |
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Run the Kewells |
Harry Kewell |
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Klose But No Cigar |
Miroslav Klose |
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Knockaert Punch |
Anthony Knockaert |
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Kroos Control |
Toni Kroos |
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Kroosing like Toni |
Toni Kroos |
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Kroos Control |
Toni Kroos |
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HuttonDressedAsLahm |
Philipp Lahm |
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Tinky Winky Dipsy Lallana Poe |
Adam Lallana |
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Lallana’s in Pyjamas |
Adam Lallana |
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Lamela Anderson |
Erik Lamela |
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Taking Le Tiss |
Matt Le Tissier |
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How I Met Your Mata |
Juan Mata |
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Mee, Myself & I |
Ben Mee |
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Why’d You Only Call Ben Mee When You’re High? |
Ben Mee |
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Dial M for Mertens |
Dries Mertens |
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Mertesacker’s Turtle Necks |
Per Mertesacker |
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Slumdog Mignolet |
Simon Mignolet |
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Neville Wears Prada |
Gary Neville |
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50 Shades of O’Shea |
John O'Shea |
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Sweet Child O'Shea |
John O'Shea |
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Kings Of Leon Osman |
Leon Osman |
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The Wizard of Ozil |
Mesut Ozil |
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Ji-Sung Park the bus |
Ji-Sung Park |
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Salt & Pepe |
Pepe |
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Pepe's Piglets |
Pepe |
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Pique My Interest |
Gerard Pique |
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Draft or Pique |
Gerard Pique |
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Pique Blinders |
Gerard Pique |
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Pjanic at the Disco |
Miralem Pjanic |
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A Room with a Pugh |
Marc Pugh |
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Puncheon Above My Weight |
Jason Puncheon |
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You Musa Be Joaquin? |
Joaquin |
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Three Cheers for Ramires |
Ramires |
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Purple Reina |
Pepe Reina |
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Rock’n'Rolando |
Rolando |
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Rooney Tunes |
Wayne Rooney |
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Guns N' Rosicky |
Tomas Rosicky |
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Eye of the Schweinsteiger |
Bastian Schweinsteiger |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Skrtels |
Martin Skrtel |
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Disco Sturridge |
Daniel Sturridge |
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Tevez Dispenser |
Carlos Tevez |
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Lady Yaya |
Yaya Toure |
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Arda Than You |
Arda Turan |
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Van Der Fart |
Rafael van der Vaart |
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It would be Ruud not to |
Ruud van Nistelrooy |
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Where’s Wondo? |
Wondo |
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The Zarate Kid |
Mauro Zarate |
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Murderonzidanesfloor |
Zinedine Zidane |
Premier League Players
While the legends are well represented, the current Premier League players are not to be outdone. Some of whom, moreover, are a major source of inspiration to millions of players across the globe. Erling Haaland, whose name has been used on several occasions, is one of the favourites.
From 'Haalandaise Sauce' to 'Walking in a Winter WonderHaaland', the Man City striker is no exception to the rule. What is also interesting about this type of format is that all players, regardless of their level or popularity in the eyes of the general public or the media, can find their names used as inspiration by FPL players.
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Premier League Players |
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|---|---|---|
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FPL Team Name |
Player |
Club |
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Kepa Faith |
Kepa Arrizabalaga |
Arsenal |
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Calafiori Dreamin' |
Riccardo Calafiori |
Arsenal |
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Eze Come, Eze Go |
Eberechi Eze |
Arsenal |
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Old Havertz Kai Hard |
Kai Havertz |
Arsenal |
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Like Gabriel Jesus To A Child |
Gabriel Jesus |
Arsenal |
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Rice, Rice Baby |
Declan Rice |
Arsenal |
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Livin' Saliba Loco |
William Saliba |
Arsenal |
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Saka Potatoes |
Bukayo Saka |
Arsenal |
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Quantum of Tzolis |
Christos Tzolis |
Arsenal |
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Matty Cash in the Attic |
Matty Cash |
Aston Villa |
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Come Digne With Me |
Lucas Digne |
Aston Villa |
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Ezri Konsaquences |
Ezri Konsa |
Aston Villa |
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McGinn and Tonic |
John McGinn |
Aston Villa |
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Stranger Mings |
Tyrone Mings |
Aston Villa |
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Dango Unchained |
Dango Ouattara |
Brentford |
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Find Some Schade |
Kevin Schade |
Brentford |
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Now I'm a Baleba |
Carlos Baleba |
Brighton |
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Uptown Dunk |
Lewis Dunk |
Brighton |
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Gross Pointe Blank |
Pascal Gross |
Brighton |
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Wireless Rutter |
Georginio Rutter |
Brighton |
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Mitomavirus |
Kaoru Mitoma |
Brighton |
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Mudryk To Life |
Mikhailo Mudryk |
Chelsea |
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Finding Neto |
Pedro Neto |
Chelsea |
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Palmer Violets |
Cole Palmer |
Chelsea |
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Hakuna Mateta |
Jean-Philippe Mateta |
Crystal Palace |
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Beto Call Saul |
Beto |
Everton |
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Rock and Rohl |
Merlin Rohl |
Everton |
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Me, Myself, Ndiaye |
Illiman Ndiaye |
Everton |
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Tarkowsky and Hutch |
James Tarkowski |
Everton |
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Obi-Wan Iwobi |
Alex Iwobi |
Fulham |
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Always on Targett |
Matt Targett |
Hull City |
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The Bijol and End All |
Jaka Bijol |
Leeds United |
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Gelhardt or Go Home |
Joe Gelhardt |
Leeds United |
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Alisson Wonderland |
Alisson |
Liverpool |
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Not Isakly Sure |
Alexander Isak |
Liverpool |
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Jacquet of All Trades |
Jeremy Jacquet |
Liverpool |
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Love The Way You Szoboszlai |
Dominik Szoboszlai |
Liverpool |
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The 40 Year Old Virgil |
Virgil Van Dijk |
Liverpool |
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Everybody Wirtz Sometimes |
Florian Wirtz |
Liverpool |
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Wirtz Case Scenario |
Florian Wirtz |
Liverpool |
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Beef Cherki |
Rayan Cherki |
Manchester City |
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Grealish the Beast |
Jack Grealish |
Manchester City |
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Gvardiols Of The Galaxy |
Josko Gvardiol |
Manchester City |
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Haalandaise Sauce |
Erling Haaland |
Manchester City |
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Winter WonderHaaland |
Erling Haaland |
Manchester City |
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Cunha Matata |
Matheus Cunha |
Manchester UNited |
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Earth, Wind and Maguire |
Harry Maguire |
Manchester United |
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Kinder Mbeumo |
Bryan Mbeumo |
Manchester United |
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Count on Mount |
Mason Mount |
Manchester United |
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Afternoon De Ligt |
Matthijs de Ligt |
Manchester United |
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Tea for the Tielemans |
Youri Tielemans |
Manchester United |
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Botman and Robin |
Sven Botman |
Newcastle |
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Don't Look Back Elanga |
Anthony Elanga |
Newcastle |
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Costa Livramento Crisis |
Tino Livramento |
Newcastle |
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MacAwoniyi Cheese |
Taiwo Awoniyi |
Nottingham Forest |
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Boom Xhakalaka |
Granit Xhaka |
Sunderland |
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Sixth Spence |
Djed Spence |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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Tonali Addicted to Bass |
Sandro Tonali |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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Snoop Udogie Dogg |
Destiny Udogie |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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What the Van Hecke? |
Jan Paul van Hecke |
Tottenham Hotspur |
European Football
Not only do Premier League players get the treatment, but those competing outside of the English top-flight see their names used by FPL players. Some Championship players are no exception, as are many of their colleagues across Europe.
Many of them have played in the Premier League, as in the case of Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Leroy Sane, Olivier Giroud and Daley Blind, all of whom have not been forgotten by their respective fans. While some of the puns are immediately obvious - or rather obvious to the ear - others are more subtle and take longer to understand - which makes them even easier to grasp.
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European Players |
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|---|---|---|
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FPL Team Name |
Player |
Club |
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Estupinan Colada |
Pervis Estupinan |
AC Milan |
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Loftus-Cheeky Nandos |
Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
AC Milan |
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If Tomori Never Comes |
Fikayo Tomori |
AC Milan |
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Blind At The Back |
Daley Blind |
Ajax |
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The Kouyate Kid |
Kiki Kouyate |
Antwerp |
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De Roon Is On Fire |
Marten De Roon |
Atalanta Bergamo |
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Citizen Kane |
Harry Kane |
Bayern Munich |
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No Kane, No Gain |
Harry Kane |
Bayern Munich |
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King Kane |
Harry Kane |
Bayern Munich |
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Neuer Say Never Again |
Manuel Neuer |
Bayern Munich |
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Iheanacho Libre |
Kelechi Iheanacho |
Bursaspor |
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The Men Who Stare at Gotze |
Mario Gotze |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
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Batshuayi Crazy |
Michy Batshuayi |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
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Enter Shaqiri |
Xherdan Shaqiri |
FC Basel |
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Hanging By a Fred |
Fred |
Fenerbahce |
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You Kante Be Serious? |
Ngolo Kante |
Fenerbahce |
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De Gea Bar |
David De Gea |
Fiorentina |
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InSane in the Membrane |
Leroy Sane |
Galatasaray |
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Bacuna Matata |
Juninho Bacuna |
Gaziantep |
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Taking The Mkhitaryan |
Henrik Mkhitaryan |
Inter Milan |
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Guns & Moses |
Victor Moses |
Kaisar |
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Okoli Dokily |
Caleb Okoli |
Leicester City |
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Giroud Let The Dogs Out? |
Olivier Giroud |
Lille |
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Giroud Awakening |
Olivier Giroud |
Lille |
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Ibe Gotta Feeling |
Jordan Ibe |
Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Ibe Back |
Jordan Ibe |
Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Pimps and Hojbjergs |
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg |
Marseille |
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Curl Up and Dier |
Eric Dier |
Monaco |
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Top Dier |
Eric Dier |
Monaco |
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PogBoom |
Paul Pogba |
Monaco |
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Pique and the Bruyne |
Kevin De Bruyne |
Napoli |
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Gilmours Girls |
Billy Gilmour |
Napoli |
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One Flew Over Lukaku's Nest |
Romelu Lukaku |
Napoli |
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Pelle and Dembele On Your Telly |
Ousmane Dembele |
Paris Saint-Germain |
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Dembele Tower |
Ousmane Dembele |
Paris Saint-Germain |
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Hakimi & Rudiger |
Achraf Hakimi |
Paris Saint-Germain |
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Valeri's Angels |
Emanuele Valeri |
Parma |
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Bellerin Than Out |
Hector Bellerin |
Real Betis |
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Under My Cucurella |
Marc Cucurella |
Real Madrid |
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Rudiger's Rangers |
Antonio Rudiger |
Real Madrid |
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Silva Lining |
Bernardo Silva |
Real Madrid |
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Dzeko and the Bunnymen |
Edin Dzeko |
Schalke |
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Not A Karius In The World |
Loris Karius |
Schalke |
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Gylfi Pleasures |
Gylfi Sigurdsson |
Vikingur Reykjavik |
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Areola Grande |
Alphonse Areola |
West Ham |
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Bowen 747 |
Jarrod Bowen |
West Ham |
International Football
As football becomes increasingly globalised and many glories reach the end of their careers - or are still some way off - Fantasy Premier League players have also had to adapt to these changes.
But the opportunities are all the greater for it. Mario Balotelli has moved to Asia, where a 'Balotelli-Tubbies' team is still named after him. Representatives of Major League Soccer, the Brazilian Serie A and more are present in the list, as can be seen from the extensive array of names below.
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International Football |
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|---|---|---|
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FPL Team Name |
Player |
Club |
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Cancelo Culture |
Joao Cancelo |
Al Hilal |
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Balotelli-Tubbies |
Mario Balotelli |
Al Ittifaq |
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Firmino’s Dentist |
Roberto Firmino |
Al-Sadd |
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Benteke Fried Chicken |
Christian Benteke |
Al Wahda |
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The Big Lewandowski |
Robert Lewandowski |
Chicago Fire |
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Who Ate All Depays? |
Memphis Depay |
Corinthians |
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Lingardium Leviosa |
Jesse Lingard |
Corinthians |
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Paqueta Crisps |
Lucas Paqueta |
Flamengo |
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When Harry Met Alli |
Dele Alli |
Free Agent |
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Aribo Tangfastics |
Joe Aribo |
Free Agent |
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Ayew Ready For This? |
Andre Ayew |
Free Agent |
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Right In The Feghoulis |
Sofiane Feghouli |
Free Agent |
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Hoilett the Dogs Out |
Junior Hoilett |
Free Agent |
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Lord of the Ings |
Danny Ings |
Free Agent |
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Stranger Ings |
Danny Ings |
Free Agent |
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Best Ings In Life Are Free |
Danny Ings |
Free Agent |
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Krafth Beer |
Emil Krafth |
Free Agent |
|
Glory, Glory Salah-lujah |
Mohamed Salah |
Free Agent |
|
Chicken Tikka Mo Salah |
Mohamed Salah |
Free Agent |
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All The Smallings |
Chris Smalling |
Free Agent |
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Sterling Silverware |
Raheem Sterling |
Free Agent |
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Elneny and the Jets |
Mohamed Elneny |
Free Agent |
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Rolling Stones |
John Stones |
Free Agent |
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Game of Stones |
John Stones |
Free Agent |
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Stones in Glass Houses |
John Stones |
Free Agent |
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No Weimann No Cry |
Andreas Weimann |
Free Agent |
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The Vardy Boys |
Jamie Vardy |
Free Agent |
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Vardy Hard |
Jamie Vardy |
Free Agent |
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Willian Dollar Baby |
Willian |
Gremio |
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Life is Messi |
Lionel Messi |
Inter Miami |
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Messi Nessy |
Lionel Messi |
Inter Miami |
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Sound Of The Lloris |
Hugo Lloris |
LAFC |
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Lloris the Hounds |
Hugo Lloris |
LAFC |
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Son of a Pitch |
Heung-min Son |
LAFC |
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Muller Reus Corner |
Marco Reus |
LA Galaxy |
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Jingle All The Ney |
Neymar |
Santos |
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Moura the Same |
Lucas Moura |
Sao Paulo |
Managers
While players are a major part of the inspiration of Fantasy Premier League players, coaches, current and former, are not forgotten. 'TenHager, Better, Faster Stronger' in tribute to Daft Punk on the one hand, 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' transformed into 'The Secret Life of Pep' of another, no one, absolutely no one, is safe.
Some of the best inspirations include the famous 'Murder On Zidane’s Floor', 'Smack My Bilic Up' and 'Kindergarten Klopp'. And if you thought that only legal entities were targeted by users' puns, you were finally far from the truth.
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Managers |
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|---|---|
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FPL Team Name |
Manager |
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Allardyce Lost |
Sam Allardyce |
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Gangsters Allardyce |
Sam Allardyce |
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The Seven Year Bilic |
Slaven Bilic |
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Smack My Bilic Up |
Slaven Bilic |
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Absolutely Fabregas |
Cesc Fabregas |
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Cesc and the City |
Cesc Fabregas |
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The Cesc Pistols |
Cesc Fabregas |
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For Farke Sake |
Daniel Farke |
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Thomas The Frank Engine |
Thomas Frank |
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En Guardiola! |
Josep Guardiola |
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The Secret Life of Pep |
Josep Guardiola |
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Kindergarten Klopp |
Jurgen Klopp |
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Klopps and Robbers |
Jurgen Klopp |
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Low Island |
Joachim Low |
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Backstreet Moyes |
David Moyes |
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Ange Management |
Ange Postecoglou |
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Brendan Jerry’s |
Brendan Rodgers |
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TenHager, Better, Faster Stronger |
Erik Ten Hag |
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Tuchel For School |
Thomas Tuchel |
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Murder On Zidane’s Floor |
Zinedine Zidane |
Teams
Because yes, even clubs do not escape the rules of the Fantasy Premier League. Premier League, Bundesliga, Liga, Championship or Premier Soccer League (the South African first division championship): no league is spared.
Among the funniest appellations, we will find in particular the "Champagne SuperRovers", "Bilbao Baggins", "Dallas Buyers Club" and again "Bayer Neverlosin'" - perfectly adapted to the magnificent season crossed by the men of Xabi Alonso, who ended Bayern Munich's dominance to clinch the Bundesliga crown in the 2023/2024 campaign.
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Teams |
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|---|---|
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FPL Team Name |
Team |
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AC a little silhouetto of Milan |
AC Milan |
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Ajax Trees Dow |
Ajax Amsterdam |
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Bilbao Baggins |
Athletic Bilbao |
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Imaginary Madrid |
Atletico de Madrid |
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Bayer Neverlosin’ |
Bayer Leverkusen |
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Bayern Bru |
Bayern Munich |
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Champagne SuperRovers |
Blackburn Rovers |
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Borussia Teeth |
Borussia Dortmund |
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AC/DC United |
DC United |
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Dynamo Chicken Kiev |
Dynamo Kyiv |
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VARcelona |
FC Barcelona |
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Dallas Buyers Club |
FC Dallas |
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Fiorentina Turner |
Fiorentina |
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Inter Yermam |
Inter Milan |
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Inter Row Z |
Inter Milan |
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Pfizer Chiefs |
Kaiser Chiefs |
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UnReal Madrid |
Real Madrid |
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Real SoSoBad |
Real Sociedad |
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Cry Me a River Plate |
River Plate |
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Not So Hotspur |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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Expected Toulouse |
Toulouse FC |
Other Options
- Alice in Hangeland
- Nani McPhee
- Goal of Duty
- The Vincibles
- Smells like Team Spirit
- School of Hard Knocks
- Every Day I'm Shuffling
- Don’t Be Upsetti, Eat Some Spaghetti
- Marco Polo
- Norfolk n’ Good
- Covid VARiant
- Sex and the City
Undeniably, "Alice in Hangeland" is one of the finest and wittiest in the lineup. A masterful mix of a classic novel and a legendary player, it's a prime example of the humorous potential of team naming in FPL.
If you now have 275 different sources of inspiration, they ultimately represent only a tiny part of an infinity of possibilities, each more pointed than the other.
A cleverly constructed name reflects not only the humour and creativity of the one who found it, but also its understanding of football, players and its culture in the general sense of the term, whether the latter is footballing or more spread out. This is an essential, perhaps the most important, part of the FPL experience. This is the essence of a game.
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