FIFA UltimateQuaranTeam 2020 tournament: Sheffield Wednesday favourites, Man City and Roma in the running

The 128-team FIFA 20 tournament will see a range of players representing teams - from professional footballers to professional E-gamers.

Sky Bet Championship side Sheffield Wednesday have been installed as 5/1 favourites after securing the services of FIFA pro Delee.

The more recognisable entrants include Andros Townsend of Crystal Palace (25/1) and Todd Cantwell of Norwich (40/1).

The worldwide tournament sees clubs from across England's top four divisions, as well as sides from France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and the USA - see the full list at the bottom of this article.

Money will be raised for Football League clubs whose finances will be hit by suspension of the leagues due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over £28,500 has been raised, helped by a £25,000 contribution by EFL sponsors Sky Bet - find out how to donate here.

The idea was created by Leyton Orient's media team of Luke Lambourne and Dan Walker, which was initially for only 64 clubs before the #UltimateQuaranTeam tournament went viral.

The action is set to be streamed across social media, including YouTube and Twitter.

Find the latest odds and opening round fixtures below...

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FIFA #UltimateQuaranTeam outright odds

• Sheffield Wednesday - 5/1
• Manchester City - 6/1
• AS Roma - Price Boosted to 10/1
• Newport - 10/1
• Watford - 10/1
• Lokomotiv Moscow - 12/1
• Newcastle - 12/1
• Swindon Town - 14/1
• Ajax - 16/1
• Amiens - 16/1

Click here to see the latest odds for UltimateQuaranTeam, including individual match odds and outright winner

FIFA #UltimateQuaranTeam fixtures

• Accrington Stanley vs Wycombe Wanderers
• Leyton Orient vs Lokomotiv Moscow
• Reading vs Crystal Palace
• DC United vs Celta Vigo
• Stevenage vs Blackpool
• Norwich City vs Fleetwood Town
• Standard Liege vs Bolton Wanderers
• AS Fiorentina vs Nottingham Forest
• Walsall vs AS Roma
• Huddersfield vs Middlesbrough
• Central Coast Mariners vs Shamrock Rovers
• Plymouth Argyle vs ESTAC Troyes
• Aston Villa vs VVV-Venlo
• Hibernian vs Millwall
• Sheffield United vs Carlisle United
• Peterborough United vs Exeter City
• AFC Wimbledon vs West Ham United
• Manchester City vs KV Kortrijk
• Cork City vs Ross County
• Djurgarden Fotboll vs PSV Eindhoven
• Benfica vs Swindon Town
• Newcastle United vs Gillingham
• Bristol Rovers vs Southend United
• Orlando Pirates vs FC Sion
• West Bromwich Albion vs AFC Ajax
• Mansfield Town vs KAA Gent
• Colchester United vs Rotherham United
• Preston North End vs Doncaster Rovers
• Sydney vs Barnsley
• Grimsby Town vs Motherwell
• Burton Albion vs Sligo Rovers
• Adelaide United vs Wolves
• Oxford United vs FC Nordsjaelland
• Lorient vs KV Mechelen
• Crawley Town vs RKC Waalwijk
• RB Salzburg vs Derby County
• Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers
• Forest Green Rovers vs Northampton Town 
• Brentford vs St Mirren
• Oldham Athletic vs Finn Harps
• Waterford vs Angers SCO
• Melbourne Victory vs Ipswich Town
• Scunthorpe United vs Charlton Athletic
• FC Emmen vs Port Vale
• Vitesse vs Atalanta
• MK Dons vs Heracles Almelo
• Sheffield Wednesday vs Cambridge United 
• PEC Zwolle vs FC Groningen
• ADO Den Haag vs Willem II
• KRC Genk vs Luton Town
• Rochdale vs Coventry City
• Derry City vs QPR
• Fortuna Sittard vs Newport County
• Birmingham City vs Sunderland
• Brighton & Hove Albion vs Sparta Rotterdam
• Orlando City vs Feyenoord
• Amiens vs Watford
• Olympique Marseille vs Istanbul Basaksehir 
• Cheltenham Town vs Salford City
• Portsmouth vs Dundalk
• AZ Alkmaar vs FC Utrecht
• Morecambe vs Hamilton Academical
• Burnley vs Shrewsbury Town
• PAOK vs FC Midtjylland

Orient boss praises idea

Leyton Orient manager Ross Embleton has praised the club's media staff for coming up with the idea.

"The QuaranTeam Cup has gone through the roof and it's important to acknowledge our two media boys, Dan and Luke, have only been working together for two weeks, so to come up with this idea is genius," Embleton told Sky Sports News.

"I know it has created a huge amount of interest and so far the QuaranTeam Cup has pulled together an extra 23,000 followers or something along those lines.

"The idea escalated as a small tournament and now there are 128 teams and there is a possibility of streaming it.

"I know my little boy is excited to watch our goalkeeper Sam Sargeant perform for us. I think it is a fantastic idea and keeps everyone's football interest going in some way."

With the English football season suspended until at least April 30, Orient's players have been asked to train on their own for the foreseeable future.

Embleton added: "Ultimately there is an element of trust, but we've all downloaded the same app on our phones.

"Part of the process of the session they are given by the fitness coach every day is for them to update our WhatsApp group with the work out they've done.

"That calculates the distance they've run, the time they've worked for and that sort of thing."

FIFA #UltimateQuaranTeam entrants

English Premier League: Aston Villa, Brighton, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield, Manchester City, Newcastle, Norwich, Sheffield United, Watford, West Ham, Wolves.

English Championship: Barnsley, Blackburn, Brentford, Birmingham, Bristol City, Derby, Leeds, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Preston North End, QPR, Reading, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke, West Brom, Wigan.

English League One: AFC Wimbledon, Accrington Stanley, Blackpool, Bolton, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Coventry, Doncaster, Fleetwood, Gillingham, Ipswich, Lincoln City, MK Dons, Oxford United, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Rochdale, Rotherham, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Sunderland, Wycombe Wanderers.

English League Two: Cambridge United, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Colchester, Crawley, Exeter, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby, Leyton Orient, Macclesfield, Mansfield Town, Morecambe, Newport County, Northampton, Oldham Athletic, Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale, Salford City, Scunthorpe, Stevenage, Swindon, Walsall.

Scottish Premiership: Hamilton Accies, Hibernian, Motherwell, Ross County, St. Mirren.

Australian A-League: Adelaide, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC.

Dutch Eredivisie: ADO Den Haag, AZ Alkmaar, Ajax, Emmen, Feyenoord, Fortuna Sittard, Groningen, Heracles, PEC Zwolle, PSV, Sparta Rotterdam, Utrecht, Vitesse, VVV-Venlo, RKC Waalwijk, Willem II.

Belgium Pro League: Genk, Gent, Kortrijk, KV Mechelen, Standard Liege.

French Ligue 1: Amiens SC, Angers SCO, Marseille.

French Ligue 2: Lorient, Troyes.

Italian Serie A: Fiorentina, Roma.

League of Ireland Premier Division: Cork City, Derry City, Dundalk, Finn Harps, Shamrock Rovers, Waterford.

German Bundesliga 2: Hamburger SV.

Portuguese Primeira Liga: Benfica.

Spanish La Liga: Celta Vigo.

Turkish Super Lig: Istanbul Basaksehir.

Swedish Allsvenskan: Djurgarden.

Swiss Super League: FC Sion.

Danish Superliga: Midtjylland, FC Nordsjælland.

MLS: Orlando City.

Austrian Bundesliga: RB Salzburg.

Greek Super League: PAOK.

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