With the tournament kick-off date getting nearer, excitement for Euro 2024 Fantasy is building. Before we settle on our player picks, however, the most important job: choosing our team names.
Once you’ve drafted an initial line-up and continued to select a Matchday 1 captain, the next screen asks what to call your squad.
Naturally, the suggestions below have some crossover with our previous feature on 2023/24 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) team names but here, crucially, there’s a maximum of 25 characters rather than 20. So much can be done with those extra five letters/numbers!
EURO 2024 PLAYERS
Minority Laporte
When Harry Met Saliba – Former North London rivals may be forced to reunite in the knockout phase
No Kane, No Gain – Sometimes the template picks just make sense
Hey Jude, Don’t Make It Bad
The Wimmer Takes It All
Believe by Schar – This 1990s chart-topper is one of the earliest examples of autotune
Enter Shaqiri
Sommer Lovin – Tell me more, tell me more
Wirtz, Wind and Maguire – Admittedly, it’s a bit of a stretch putting Florian, Jonas and Harry together
Brat-Wirtz – For when the German wonderkid acts a bit childish
Rice, Rice, Baby
Uptown Dunk
Turkish De Ligt – If you have a sweet tooth
Dark Side of De Roon
Baby Reijnders – Topical
Auf Wiedersehen, Petkovic – For those alive in the 1980s, this nod to the German hosts prepares for Croatia’s elimination. Could also be for Serbia’s Djordje Petrovic.
Domagoj Vida Loca – The Ricky Martin song is stuck in your head now, isn’t it?
Kumbulla, My Lord
Old Havertz Kai Hard
Chicken Tikka Musiala – Usually reserved for Mo Salah but the German attacker seamlessly steps in
Who Ate All Depays?
Blind and Immobile – If you’re frustrated at the players’ lack of awareness and movement
Cancelo Culture
Kroos Control
Areola Grande – Thank you, next
Groß Misconduct
Back of the Neto
Bachmann McGinns – Similarly to the curry conundrum, Watford’s goalkeeper replaces Sven Botman
Philipp The Lienhart – Sticking with Austria, this one is for history buffs
Pinky And De Bruyne – One is a midfield genius, the other’s insane
You’ve Had One Tchouameni – It’s always good to have this friend on a night out
Dragusin To This Mess – Otherwise it could start to go wrong
Under my Cucurella
Love The Way You Szoboszlai
Onana, What’s My Name? – A few Rihanna contenders, here
Duda, Where’s Micah? – When asking a Slovakian attacker where the omnipresent pundit currently is
Buongiorno, Dov’e Chiesa? – Good morning, where is church? Featuring two Italian players
OTHER PLAYERS
Finding Timo – When you see Werner on the Fantasy game but can’t locate him on Germany’s squad list
Alisson Wonderland
Lallana Del Rey
If Tomori Never Comes – Or, in fact, when
Mbemba, You’re a Womble
Kinder Mbeumo – Some delicious West London chocolate
Come Digne With Me
Chiellini Con Carne
Slumdog Mignolet
Fer Fuchs Ake
Haven’t Got a Kalou
Hell in Lascelles – Occasionally, Fantasy disputes need settling inside a large, roofed steel cage
Better Call Saúl
TEAMS AND NATIONS
Czech, Mate – The moment when pundit Postecoglou is asked about Coufal’s nationality
Feeling Hungary – Those food puns gave it away, right?
Bayer Neverlosin’ – A classic five-a-side team name that recently became accurate… well, almost
Borussia Teeth
Werder Beermen
Cure My Hannover – Apparently a simple slice of toast is very effective at this
Expected Toulouse
Pathetico Madrid
Real Strugglers
Inter Row Z – Is it still too soon to mention Kane’s World Cup penalty?
Hardly Athletic
Sporting Abeergut
Sub-standard Liege
Nether, Netherlands – Home of Claudio Ranieri, the Tinkerman
Dynamo Chicken Kiev
CLASSICS
Norfolk and Chance – By law, this name has to be suggested
Game of Throw-ins – For that particularly frustrating group game with no breakthrough
Champagne Super Rovers
My Hits Don’t Lie – As with FPL, extra transfers cost four points in Euro 2024 Fantasy
One Size Fitz Hall
Smells Like Team Spirit
Obi 1 Kenobi 0
Fifty Shades Of Andy Gray – “Will I use this team name? Yes. Yes, I will.”
Murder On Zidane’s Floor
Absolutely Fabregas – When you have no doubt who this BBC pundit is
Neville Wears Prada – Before flicking over to ITV for Gary’s fashion show
STAY TUNED FOR MORE EURO 2024 COVERAGE!
A reminder that we’ll be covering the European Championship in great detail this summer.
Part of that coverage will be the usual team-by-team guides on all competing 24 nations in Euro 2024.
But we’ll also have team reveals, strategy guides and much more. The official UEFA Fantasy game will be the main game we’re covering, which you read about below:
There’ll also be £500+ worth of prizes if you join our mini-league! Click the below to sign up:
If you want to be part of our coverage and are a fan of one of the countries competing, do get involved via the below:
