FC Barcelona Strengthens its Commitment to eSports With a Rocket League Team
FC Barcelona has created a new eSports league: Rocket League Team.
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Barça will compete in the most important events of the scene such as the Rocket League Championship Series and they will be present at international events like DreamHack, bringing together the best worldwide teams.
Blaugrana roster will include the Spanish Adrián "Bymateos" Mateos and the British players David "Deevo" William and Daniel "Bluey" Brian.
The British Robert "Roken" Kendall will be managing Barça team.
Being part of FC Barcelona is the greatest award that any athlete can achieve, so I am deeply honoured to lead this team," says the coach. In his view, "the fact that FC Barcelona joins the Rocket League is a success for both the club and the community.”
This new squad of FC Barcelona joins the existing one of Pro Evolution Soccer (PES), a game developed by Konami, the club's sponsor. For this title they count on the Spanish players Alex Alguacil and Pau Lara, who lead the classification of the eFootball.pro competition and have been qualified for the finals.