In partnership with their defender Gerard Pique, who
"FC Barcelona have become a pioneering club after reaching an agreement with the company eFootball.Pro and KONAMI to participate in the first edition of the PES2018 League competition that will start in the next few weeks," the club´s statement read.
"The blaugranes will have a professional team that will compete against other European teams to be announced shortly."`
Pique added: "As a player, I am moved that my club has decided to enter e-sport. I'm sure they will be a great opponent for all the other teams."
ESport, which typically involves multi-player games played at a professional level, has enjoyed a dramatic rise in popularity in recent years.
According to a statement made by La Liga on Tuesday, the Spanish Association of Video Games (AEVI) anticipates the global economic impact of eSport will exceed $1 billion by 2020.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-barca-esport-team-major-clubs.html#jCp
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