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Barca eSport team set to face other major clubs
Barcelona will launch a professional eSport team and expects to play against other leading European clubs, the La Liga leaders announced on Tuesday.
In partnership with their defender Gerard Pique, who founded the company
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Pique added: “As a player, I am moved that my club has decided to enter e-sport. I’m sure they will be a great opponent for all the other teams.”
According to a statement made by La Liga on Tuesday, the Spanish Association of Video Games (AEVI) anticipates the global economic impact of eSport will exceed $1 billion by 2020.
La Liga hailed the creation of its own