European esports organisation QLASH has expanded into Latin America (LATAM) after establishing operations in Mexico. The organisation has announced a gaming house in Mexico City alongside a new FIFA 22 roster based in the region. Image credit: QLASH RELATED: QLASH and MAXNOMIC extend partnership for 2 years Whilst initially starting with FIFA, QLASH has confirmed […]
James Woollard, FIFA’s former Senior Process and Planning Manager for Business Solutions, has announced his departure from the organisation to join BLAST as its new Head of Commercial Solutions. On LinkedIn, Woollard announced that this hire marks his first venture into esports. (ESI Illustration) Image credit: BLAST, James Woollard, via LinkedIn RELATED: New FIFA partnership […]
DreamHack Sports Games, MTG’s sports simulation business unit, and Swedish interest organisation Svensk Elitfotboll have announced drinks brand Dirtwater Fox Brewery as the latest sponsor for its 2022 eAllsvenskan season. As a result of the deal, the brand will be named the official cola soft drink for Sweden’s largest competitive FIFA league. Image credit: eAllsvenskan, Dirtwater Fox Brewery […]
Gaming tournament and training platform Nicecactus has announced a partnership with McDonald’s to deliver a series of FIFA22 tournaments. As part of the deal, the two entities will organise seven qualifiers for the eSports Cup presented by McDonald’s in six countries: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait. Image credit: Nicecactus RELATED: Nicecactus partners with […]
Swedish esports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) has joined forces with Dutch independent FIFA academy Team Gullit to launch a new FIFA team called TG.NIP. The creation of the joint team secures both organisations a spot in the FIFA Global Series Masters programme, which consists of 16 pre-selected teams committing to the circuit. The programme […]
Official Netherlands FIFA esports league KPN eDivisie has announced its fifth inaugural season, which will kick off November 9th. Beginning next week, matches will take place every Tuesday at the H20 Esports Campus, north of Amsterdam. According to the release, the league will also be broadcast live on Twitch and Youtube, as well as returning […]
Netherlands-based FIFA academy Team Gullit has announced a partnership with global electronics manufacturer Samsung. As part of the deal, Samsung will become the first jersey sponsor of Team Gullit for FIFA 22. The new Team Gullit jersey will officially be available in FIFA 22 on October 21st. Image credit: Team Gullit RELATED: Team Gullit unveils […]
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Norwich City […]
Premier League football club Norwich City has announced the launch of its own esports team 1J Esports. According to Norwich City, 1J Esports has been designed to create a new brand identity for its esports team, whilst also paying homage to the football club’s heritage but utilising its location and postcode (NR1 1JE). Photo credit: […]
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced which esports titles have been selected for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. League of Legends, Hearthstone, Dota 2 and Street Fighter V are among the eight titles named for esports’ debut as an official medal sport at the Games. Image credit: Riot Games RELATED: OCA […]