JUE 28 DE MARZO DE 2024 - 08:38hs.
eFootball.Pro

Gerard Piqué joins Konami to create an eSports league

eSports company eFootball.Pro and the developer behind the Pro Evolution franchise, Konami, have reached an agreement to create a new competition. “The goal is to drive all that makes traditional football the king of sports, towards electronic football, towards eSports,” said Gerard Piqué, firm’s President and FC Barcelona star.

eFootball.Pro was briefly in the esports spotlight some months back after news broke of its formation and the fact that it has Spanish international and Barca player Gerard Piqué as its President. The company was seeking professionals with a knowledge of both esports and football across a variety of roles in March, from business development to content creation, though this is the only news we’ve heard since that time.

"We want to bind the best of both worlds to bring the public a new entertainment model that they love since the first day,” added Piqué.

The competition will be played using Konami’s PES series. Hideki Hayakawa, CEO of Konami Digital Entertainment, noted: ‘eFootball.Pro’s unique position in eSports, combined with its strong football leadership, will allow us to deliver a fresh way for customers to enjoy our products. We are thrilled to collaborate with eFootball.Pro’.

In alliance with the ‘global vision of the project’, the Chinese company Desports will also be involved and play an important role in the expansion of the competition throughout China.

Source: GMB / eSports Insider