Ladies and gentlemen, the final whistle has blown, the confetti's down, and the World Cup is OVER. What a tournament it was.

Now, I promised you a summer of pure predictive genius. I promised you Bo would gaze into the fixtures and emerge, as ever, your undisputed champion. Reader, I finished ninth. NINTH. Beaten by eight of you. On my own website.

But enough about my heartbreak — let's talk about the man who did it. Macken2010, take a bow. 1150 points, a tournament played with ice in the veins, and champion by a clear forty points at the summit. That's no fluke and no hot streak — that's a punter who called it right when it mattered most. Deserved, magnificent, and utterly ruthless. The World Cup crown is yours.

Behind him — and I want you all to know this brings me no joy whatsoever — Joel. Second on 1110, and once again, somehow, cosmically, sitting above me in the table. Joel, we'll be discussing this over the off-season.

Spare a thought too for Bazzab12 and cityglens, dead level on 1100 and splitting third between them. A photo finish with not a cigarette paper between the pair.

So that's the World Cup done and dusted. But dry your eyes — because the real business is about to begin. The Premier League is back before you know it. Thirty-eight rounds of it, a proper marathon, and this time there'll be nowhere to hide. Not even for me. Especially not for me.

So here's your homework, and I want it done NOW: get your private leagues organised. Round up the group chat, the five-a-side, the fella who still won't admit ninth place was unlucky — sorry, that one's me — and have your table set up before the whistle goes. New season, clean slate, everyone back to zero. Including the champ.

Congratulations again, Macken2010. Enjoy it while it lasts. You've got until August.

It's Boom-Boom Bo football, folks!

Last round (From Last 16 to the final)

Ranking	Player	Points
1	cityglens	200
2	KingKenny	140
2	OrchardEd	140
4	Christos	130
5	cvillered	120
5	ZebPredicts	120
7	bangertrev	110
7	Bazzab12	110
9	BredaMan	100
9	Ionut	100
9	Joel	100
9	Mythos1904	100
9	NOTA	100
9	Pablo	100
9	rmcnamara	100
16	DanaiXD	90
16	FrenchMalaka	90
16	Jer	90
16	MachaMan	90
16	Macken2010	90
21	Dan	80
21	Danai	80
21	Pmakgreb10	80
21	Seamus	80
25	Bo	70
25	CDM93	70
25	Mlepnos	70
28	BotPredicta	60
28	Gaggzz	60
28	Jameslordan	60
28	pablo57	60
32	cj1976	50
32	Cladyman	50
32	SuperMal	50
35	CitytilIdie	40
35	MGall15	40
35	SGall83	40
38	kellyno5	30
39	SeattleSteve	20
39	tuda4president	20
41	Scotty1976	10
42	BigandBiggerAl	0
42	Tocatommy	0

Leaderboard

Ranking	Player	Points
1	Macken2010	1150
2	Joel	1110
3	Bazzab12	1100
3	cityglens	1100
5	Pmakgreb10	1070
6	NOTA	1060
7	KingKenny	1050
8	OrchardEd	1030
9	Bo	1010
10	BredaMan	1000
10	cvillered	1000
10	Jer	1000
13	Jameslordan	990
14	MachaMan	920
15	Mlepnos	910
15	Seamus	910
17	Mythos1904	880
17	SeattleSteve	880
19	cj1976	860
20	BigandBiggerAl	850
20	Gaggzz	850
22	bangertrev	840
22	Cladyman	840
24	Pablo	810
25	Danai	790
26	rmcnamara	780
27	CDM93	770
27	tuda4president	770
29	Scotty1976	760
30	ZebPredicts	750
31	Christos	730
31	pablo57	730
33	DanaiXD	690
33	SuperMal	690
35	FrenchMalaka	670
35	kellyno5	670
37	CitytilIdie	660
38	Ionut	630
39	Dan	620
40	BotPredicta	540
41	annittaeremia	510
42	Sutton	390
43	Tocatommy	310
44	mc1	210
45	Evan	190
46	Sid66	170
47	MGall15	40
47	SGall83	40
49	Kikidu25	30
50	Abrahamquaye	20
50	Killian	20
52	HelyEuro2024	10