A league of their own: six of the best football video games

It has been a rare old summer of football. England's heroic – or at least, much better than expected – efforts in the World Cup were followed by three weeks or so of cold turkey, with nothing but the opaque machinations of the transfer window to keep us occupied. But already, the season has resumed, in all its relentless glory. If you want to join in but were born with two left feet, flex your thumbs instead with one of these games – the six best on the market right now. Video game football isn't just about pretending to be Harry Kane or Pep Guardiola: some of these take a strikingly original approach to the beautiful game.