Liga Record's 32nd Season Kicks Off for Real
After five trial rounds, Portugal's fantasy football contest Liga Record begins in earnest, with a car, a scooter and over €50,000 in prizes at stake.
Liga Record's 32nd season begins in earnest this matchday, with every point now counting toward the season's prizes after five trial rounds used to test squads and settings.
The competition, run by the Portuguese newspaper Record, has been played continuously since 1995. This year's champion will receive a car, the runner-up a scooter, and separate titles go to the top performer over the winter and summer halves of the season. The 30 highest-scoring managers each week also collect prizes, taking the total prize pool above €50,000.
Two changes apply from this edition. Squads can now be set up to 15 minutes before kick-off, instead of the previous two-hour cut-off, and managers can pay for extra teams through MB WAY.
The game has changed considerably since 1995. Early entrants had to send in a paper registration form by post and phone in their substitutions each week, a process that could take some time. Long-serving competitors, according to testimonials Record has collected over the years, tend to recall those early seasons with amusement rather than frustration. Team selection is now done entirely through the website or app, taking managers a few minutes each round.
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