Lionel Messi ventures into eSports as co-owner with Kun Aguero

Many athletes, notably soccer players, are exploring esports as a new competitive arena. Several professional players, including Iago Aspas, Azpilicueta, Casemiro, and David de Gea, are either sole or joint proprietors of an esports organization. Outside of Spain, Sergio Aguero, formerly of Barcelona and Manchester City, owns the most well-known team, KRU Esports of Argentina. […]

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/ 192 days ago

Lionel Messi ventures into eSports as co-owner with Kun Aguero

ByMartina Alcheva

eSports

/ 200 days ago

Saudi Arabia to host Esports World Cup in the summer of 2024

Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the inaugural Esports World Cup in the summer of 2024. It should be an interesting preparation ahead of the 2034 FIFA World Cup, which Saudi Arabia will be hosting. Australia backed out of a bid to host the competition, making Saudi Arabia the only candidate to host the competition. […]

ByKyle Fansler

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/ 394 days ago

Riqui Puig among investors in new soccer esports game

Swedish company GOALS revealed that they have raised $20 million to help create a new self-titled soccer video game. This investment was led by venture capital Seven Seven Six. The firm is headed by Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian. Along with Ohanian's group, the massive funding was also helped by fellow firms Northzone, Moonfire, and Cassius. […]

ByChris Moore

eSports

/ 452 days ago

Schalke among the driving forces for growing Esports scene

COVID changed the soccer world. Clubs couldn’t rely on ticket sales as teams moped around empty, depressing stadiums. Revenue from broadcasting became vital, and streaming services gained more power. It also changed many teams’, and leagues’, business plans. With empty stadiums, the associated revenue from ticket sales and concessions is dormant. As a result, teams […]

ByDeolu Akingbade

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/ 793 days ago

FIFA and esports: A new age of competition

FIFA and esports represent a growing industry surrounding professional video game players. The potential of video games is seemingly boundless. Accredit much of that to the fact that it is relatively new, but it also opens a variety of doors for potential. For example, take what the FIFA video game series provides fans of the […]

ByDeolu Akingbade

eSports

/ 2838 days ago

Premier League chief wary of gaming, social media threat

London (AFP) – The chief executive of English football's lucrative Premier League believes the biggest danger to maintaining the sport's long-term popularity comes not from rival sports but social media and digital gaming. The growth of eSports, or competitive video gaming, has seen Premier League clubs such as West Ham United and Manchester City 'sign' […]

ByAFP

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/ 2892 days ago

Making an eSports living on a pixelated pitch

Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) – With Euro 2016 in full swing, many football fans will be taking to their computer consoles to play out their team's fortunes in France. But those among the world's elite gamers are now even making a living from playing digital football online in what computer-game and football fans alike would regard […]

ByAFP