Inside World Football
  • Home
  • Americas
    • News
    • Concacaf
    • Gold Cup 2023
      • News
      • Bracket / Schedule
      • Teams
      • Stadiums
      • Match Reports
      • Match Previews
    • Gold Cup 2021
      • News
      • Bracket / Schedule
      • Teams
      • Venues
      • Match Previews
      • Match Reports
    • Gold Cup 2019
    • Concacaf W Championship 2022
    • W Gold Cup 2024
      • News
      • Match Previews
      • Match Reports
      • Teams
      • Fixtures and results
      • Stadia
    • Nations League 2024
      • News
      • Teams
      • Venues
      • History/Stats
      • Match Previews
      • Fixtures
  • Asia
    • News
    • Competitions
    • Federations
    • Development
    • Asian Cup 2023
      • News
      • Fixture and Results
      • Match Previews
      • Match Reports
      • Stadiums
      • Teams
      • History
  • Europe
    • Euro 2024
    • Euro Nations League
  • FIFA
  • Marketing
    • Broadcast
  • Finance
  • Match-fixing
  • Integrity
  • Performance

esports

FIFA 21 takes a step into mainstream broadcasting with BBC deal

February 22 – Video gaming took a step into the broadcast mainstream in the UK at the weekend with the first broadcast by Britain’s public broadcaster, BBC, of the FIFA 21 Global Series European Regional Qualifiers.

Read more …

esports

EA Sports renews Champions and Europa League exclusivities for FIFA series

February 4 – Electronic Arts (EA) has renewed is exclusive license with UEFA for its Champions League and Europa League video games, keeping both competitions on the FIFA platform.

Read more …

esports

Epic Games takes club engagement with esports to new level; Pele, Man City, Inter comps debut

January 21 – Football clubs’ engagement with eSports platforms has taken a deeper dive with 23 teams from around, including Manchester City, Juventus, Inter and AC Milan, partnering with Epic Games – the creator of video game Fortnite – to bring the first-ever official football kit inspired skins to the game.

Read more …

esports

eChampions League to kick off qualifiers in February, prize pool set at $280K

December 18 – The 2021 eChampions League will start in February and culminate with the final to be played the day before the UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul. Prize money has been set at €280,000.

Read more …

esports

Record entrants for FIFAe Club World Cup

December 8 – FIFA is reporting a record 480 teams entered into its FIFAe Club Series, a 150% increase on last season.

Read more …

esports

Report highlights esports opportunity as a long term strategy for club brands

November 4 – With the world in various stages of lockdown and fans in most countries unable to attend matches in stadia, the opportunity of engaging with fans via esports has not been lost on clubs or leagues.

Read more …

esports

AC Milan and Casemiro push the button on new esports teams

November 4 – Serie A’s AC Milan has entered the esports with a strategic partnership with Italian organisation QLASH to form a new team that will be called AC Milanm QLASH.

Read more …

esports

UEFA pushes button on second edition of eEuros on Konami’s PES platform

October 22 – UEFA has launched the second of its national team esports competition – eEuro 2021 – which will complete with a London final in the summer next year.

Read more …

esports

FIFA rebrands its esports and builds prize pool to $4.35m for new season

October 15 – FIFA has restructured its esports tournaments with three new competitive pathways and a combined prize money pot of $4.35 million. It has also rebranded with a new design under the tagline ‘Fame your game’.

Read more …

esports

DFL builds its esports commitment with new long term EA Sports deal

September 29 – Germany’s DFL has renewed its 20-year partnership with EA Sports and its FIFA franchise for another ‘multi-year’ term.

Read more …

esports

Virtual Bundesliga lines up 26 clubs for new season start in November

August 25 – The Virtual Bundesliga esports club championship has been expanded to 26 clubs for its third season that will be played on the FIFA 21 video game.

Read more …

esports

eToro pushes digital with sleeve sponsorship of AS Monaco’s esports team

August 24 – Trading platform eTorohas expanded its football marketing activity into France taking the left sleeve sponsorship patch on the AS Monaco Esports shirt in a two-year deal.

Read more …

esports

FIFA video-game maker Electronic Arts enjoys record $1.46bn quarter revenues

By David Owen

August 3 – Pandemic-related lockdowns and travel restrictions have wreaked havoc with football schedules. But the enforced isolation of individuals and family groups for weeks on end in many soccer-mad countries is evidently doing no harm at all to the video-gaming and esports booms.

Read more …

esports

FIFA extends eChallenger Series, as esports revenue streams grow

By David Owen

July 10 – FIFA is suckling on the teat of its increasingly productive esport cash cow just a little more vigorously, unveiling plans on Friday for an extension of the FIFA eChallenger Series, along with games-maker EA Sports.

Read more …

esports

LaLiga renews EA Sports in 10-year deal with focus on growing eLaLiga Santander

June 25 – Electronic Arts and LaLiga have extended their partnership in a 10-year deal that will keep EA Sports’ FIFA title as the league’s official and exclusive video games partner.

Read more …

  • Page 5 of 11
  • ‹ Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5 (current)
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • Next ›
  • Last »
Follow us:
android-app
ios-app
  • Home
  • Search
  • Sign up for our daily news bulletin

Latest News

  • Mexico’s clubs take FMF and Liga MX to CAS with demand to reinstate promotion and relegation
  • 49ers Enterprises in inject £120m into Leeds Utd via share issue
  • Leicester City relegated but PSR rule break sees Fox hunt continue
  • Bayern expand global reach in Asia; Schalke extend HRS kit sponsorship
  • Continental Tire puts more mileage on MLS partnership

Soccerex

Uefa Nations League 2023

Concacaf Nations League 2023

Football Asia

FIFA

Football Americas

News from North and Central America and the Caribbean

Columnists

  • Inside Insight
  • Mihir Bose
  • David Owen
  • Lee Wellings
  • John Yan
  • Andrew Warshaw
  • Osasu Obayiuwana
  • Matt Scott
  • Massimo Cecchini
  • Sports Law: Dr Laila Mintas
  • HJC
  • Martin Volkmar

3rd Annual Rexsport IWF Forum

4QuestionsFor4Leaders

4 questions for 4 leaders

  • About us
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Acceptable Use Policy