The famous Dutch football player founded the eSports academy

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The most famous mane of Dutch football has launched its own FIFA eSports academy called Team Gullit. Ruud Gullit, former owner and ambassador of the same team, the former winner of the Golden Ball, the European Championship and the two Champions League, came to eSports Water on persuade of his two sons which are truly in love with FIFA video games.

"When I visited the FIFA World Championship I realized that behind a video game there was a huge world. The strategy and decisions that FIFA players have to play have great resemblance to real football. I'm exceptionally proud to be part of the Team Gullit organization that ensures that talents are properly monitored and that these players develop and become even better players. To become an ambassador means I will create new opportunities for these talents and share my teaching about professional sports from the day when even I were a young talent. "

The current team roster of Team Gullit is Floris Joma, Dani Visser and Julian van den Berg, of which the last two have already qualified for the upcoming 2018 FIFA eWorld Cup.

To the foundation of the team has certainly contributed the new eMLS cup. In the competition we will see the best North American players in action. The Cup will be held in the fourth month of this year at PAX East in Boston. More news about it we will learn during the next week.

Tagged with: Esports, FIFA series, FIFA tournaments, Football

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Interstellar

Good to hear that actual players sees potential in e-sport.



Planetary

What a shame. He better used this money for something important.