Esports organization Fnatic announced Monday that it has raised over $7 million in financing, with contributions made by owners of the Boston Celtics and AS Roma. Jim Pallotta, who is President of the Series A football club and co-owner of the Celtics, and his private investment company Raptor Group, also participated in the round. The news […]
NFL teams and owners haven’t been investing in esports at anywhere near the same clip as their NBA counterparts (see Exhibits A, B, C and D) or other leagues overseas. One NFL free agent Ricky Lumpkin, who is also a co-owner of esports organization FlipSid3 Tactics, offered his own explanation. When asked by host Manny Anekal on The Next […]
The University of Utah became the first Power Five school to start a varsity esports program, one that will initially offer partial scholarships for competitive video gaming. Angela Klingsieck, who is the Executive Director and co-founder of Utah’s student esports club team Crimson Gaming, recently said she hopes other schools embrace gaming. It is currently a […]
NEW YORK — Kansas City Chiefs safety and self-proclaimed “techie” Eric Berry missed most of the 2011 season from a season-ending ACL tear. In 2014, he battled injuries throughout the year, eventually facing a Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis that sidelined him until the start of the 2015 campaign. Yet, while he was inactive for parts of those […]
Major League Soccer club New York City FC became the first in the league to sign an esports player, it was announced Wednesday. NYCFC landed local FIFA gamer Christopher Holly, who will represent the soccer team in FIFA tournaments and championships worldwide. Manchester City, the Premier League club that shares City Football Group as a […]
