One soccer great is in the process of helping a group of virtual soccer greats. Ruud Gullit, once the dreadlocked Dutch national soccer team star, is becoming an ambassador of a FIFA Esports Academy called Team Gullit. Meant to assist previously undiscovered FIFA players, the academy provides coaching along with support in developing each player’s personal brand. […]
Major League Soccer is joining the esports movement, announcing on Friday its partnership with EA Sports to create eMLS, a competitive FIFA 18 league that will feature top players from the U.S. and Canada. MLS setting up a competitive gaming league follows the lead of a number of soccer leagues that have already done the […]
FIFA has been informed of issues with GoalControl — the German company that provided goal-like technology for the 2014 World Cup — as the French governing body Ligue de Football Professionnel on Thursday suspended use of it until further notice due to malfunctions. FIFA said in a statement last month that it has yet to confirm […]
The 2018 World Cup in Russia will feature a new, innovative match ball. On Thursday, Adidas Soccer revealed the Telstar 18, a reimagining of the original Telstar ball used at the tournament back in 1970. It will be the most tech-savvy ball in history with an NFC microchip embedded inside. The chip will allow consumers […]
Earlier this summer, news broke that Paris was open to considering esports’ inclusion at the 2024 Olympics. A decision won’t be made until 2020, leaving time to address things that need to happen before it’s seriously considered as an addition. At last month’s Soccerex Global Convention, a group closely tied to the esports community discussed the […]
