Another professional footballer has leapt into the esports space – this time it’s Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper David de Gea.
He’s behind Rebels Gaming Club, which will compete in League of Legends, Valorant and Rainbow Six Siege.
Rebels Gaming will also have its own gaming center in Madrid, which will be used as a training center and for other public events.
De Gea, who plays in the English Premier League and also for the Spanish national team, said in this announcement post on the Rebels Gaming website (via Google Translate): “The digital age and technology have created a playing field in which to develop new capacities and dreams.
“We want Rebels Gaming to be one of the global clubs, not only because of its competitive level, but also because of its commitment to talent and the ability to inspire the youngest players looking for new opportunities, and to have a positive impact on society.”
The website also says de Gea’s love of video games “dates back years” and that Rainbow Six Siege is his favourite esports game.
David de Gea’s Siege team recently played in the EU Challenger League, which was recently dominated by UK org MNM Gaming.
Elsewhere, another footballer who played against Manchester United – former Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero – has announced he will be co-streaming the upcoming Valorant Champions tournament and the matches of his team, Krü Esports.
He joins a range of LATAM co-streamers who will also have drops on their streams, as announced in these Valorant LATAM co-streaming tweets.
Earlier this year, fellow Manchester United footballer Jesse Lingard moved into esports with his own JLingz Esports organisation, also competing in Rainbow Six Siege.
And Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué recently bought into the Spanish League of Legends Superliga with popular Spanish influencer Ibai. They will, ironically, be going up against Barcelona’s esports team in that league.
David Beckham is also involved in esports with UK organisation Guild Esports.
Dom is an award-winning writer who graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV as well as Riot Games and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Association up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and as an esports consultant helping brands and businesses better understand the industry.
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