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Tribuna.com Introduces Champions League Fantasy Tournament with Expanded Transfer Rules
Tribuna.com has launched a new fantasy football tournament centered on the UEFA Champions League, adding to its existing lineup of fantasy competitions for La Liga, Serie A, Premier League, Bundesliga and UPL.
The new Fantasy Champions League covers the competition's 36-team league phase, during which each club plays four home and four away matches. Participants are given a $100 million budget to build a 15-player squad and can use standard boosts such as Wildcard, Free Hit, Bench Boost and Triple Captain, though only one boost can be active per matchday.
Unlike Tribuna.com's domestic league fantasy tournaments, which allow only one free transfer per round with penalties for additional changes, the Champions League version offers three free transfers between matchdays with no point deductions.
Serhiy Solovei, Product Lead for Fantasy at Tribuna.com, explained that the change was based on user feedback and the format of the competition. "For our domestic league fantasy tournaments, we stick to one free transfer per round, with point penalties for any extra moves. That's the industry standard, though it always triggers plenty of debate among fans," he said. "When drafting the Champions League rules, we listened to user feedback and factored in the longer gaps between matchdays, where team dynamics can shift significantly. That's why we've bumped it up to three free transfers per round without any points penalty."
As with Tribuna.com's other fantasy competitions, the Champions League tournament includes a Team of the Round feature. After each matchday, an all-star lineup is selected, and any player from a user's fantasy squad included in that lineup earns bonus points. To keep the selection process objective, Tribuna.com has assigned this task to external football experts, commentators and podcast hosts rather than its own editorial staff.
Iryna Chernukha, Head of Partnerships at Tribuna.com, said the approach was designed to reduce bias. "Team of the Round, no matter how you try to calculate it statistically, is still a somewhat subjective product," she said. "We tried to minimize that subjectivity by bringing in experts who professionally commentate on these leagues or have been analyzing them for years, maintaining direct contact with their audience through podcasts and media projects."
Once the Champions League league phase ends, Tribuna.com plans to introduce a new set of rules and boosts specifically designed for the knockout stage of the competition.