Insurance Times Fantasy Football League returns for 2025/26

Following a successful inaugural season for the Insurance Times Fantasy Football League, Insurance Times is excited to announce that the league has been renewed for the 2025/26 season. 

This is your chance to set your team and go head-to-head with the rest of the insurance industry for bragging rights.

Just like last season, Insurance Times will be producing weekly content, monitoring the league table and speaking to some of the industry’s top performers about their team tinkering and footballing hopes.

Updated league standings will also be posted weekly after the conclusion of each game week. 

There are absolutely no fees to join, so lace up your metaphorical boots and prepare for an epic season. 

Insurance Times will also be following the official Fantasy Premier League app rules and regulations, which can be accessed here. You can also keep up with everything Insurance Times Fantasy Football League at our dedicated landing page here.

Pre-season

While the Premier League does not begin in earnest until Friday 15 August 2025, pre-seasons are currently in full swing with Premier League clubs testing out their tactics in friendly games. 

This season’s version of Fantasy Premier League has also been relaunched on the official website, meaning that players can begin to think about their squads, look at fixtures and decide on hilarious team names – look out for a ranking of the insurance industry’s most creative names before the season starts.

Two of the Premier League’s best players – Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah and City striker Erling Haaland – have had their prices released, with the high-scoring attackers set to cost £14.5m and £14m respectively. Salah smashed the Fantasy points record for a season last year, hitting 344 across the season. 

But, while attackers may generate most of your points, the Premier League has also announced changes to how players are rewarded points. Defenders will now be given two points if they reach a combined total of 10 clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles.

Midfielders and forwards will also have ball recoveries counted towards this total, but will have to reach a total of 12 actions to garner the extra two points. Assists have also been simplified, meaning that attackers are more likely to be awarded the three points that come with creating a goal.

Another change announced to the game will also see managers given two wildcard, free hit, triple captain and bench boost chips – one for each half of the season. The first set of chips will have to be played before gameweek 19 begins on 30 December.