Sky Sports exclusive: Harry Redknapp and Jeff Stelling buy Defoe, Drogba, Torres and Modric

LONDON, July 29, 2011 -

Sky Sports can exclusively reveal that today, 29 July 2011, football pros Harry Redknapp and Jeff Stelling are a goal short of a goalkeeper. They were given £75 million and they’ve blown the lot.  Sky Sports can also disclose that every penny was spent on hit or miss goalkeepers, big and little combination strikers, middle-aged midfielders, big names over solid performers and with no consideration to budgeting whatsoever.

Defoe, Drogba, Yaya Toure and Luka Modric might all be playing for Harry Redknapp’s crack new football team. Or will it be Wayne Rooney or Fernando Torres? Rumour has it John Terry has also been approached for the same team. Heads are going to roll!

And then Jeff Stelling got involved! The Sky Sports presenter and renowned journalist has supposedly been helping Harry’s new football managing efforts. Unfortunately, they’ve spent all their money declaring them both bankrupt!

    So what exactly are they up to? Watch the video at fantasyfootball.skysports.com and guess.    

If you haven’t guessed by now then you are officially declared offside in the brainiac stakes. This is the launch of the Sky Sports Fantasy Football 2011 game! This hotly anticipated, new and improved fantasy football game is the product of a Sky Sports partnership with GFM, where fans can pick and choose not just one but two fantasy football dream teams! Completely free to play, with £100,000 worth of prizes, Sky Sports have added a plethora of new features to their existing game including live points updates and hassle-free mates leagues where Sky Sports manage the money so you don’t have to.

Now is your time to become the football manager you’ve always wanted to be. Who will make the cut this season? How will you spend your £75 million? Are you going to focus on solid midfielders, dependable defenders or goal-driven strikers? Whether you’re a natural born strategist, a risk taker and someone who lives by their gut feeling, everyone is in with a chance to take their team to the top of the Sky Sports Fantasy Football 2011 league tables!

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