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Former Arsenal footballer Nicklas Bendtner (aka ‘Lord Bendtner’) is arranging business deals while playing Counter-Strike. Danish talent Bendtner, […]

Read More… from Another footballer has joined Nicklas Bendtner’s Legendary Gaming Group after the pair arranged the deal during a game of Counter-Strike

Manchester United women’s team footballer Hannah Blundell has announced she will be studying esports alongside her playing career. […]

Read More… from Manchester United player Hannah Blundell makes esports education move

Image courtesy of Blast Former professional footballer Nicklas Bendtner (aka Lord Bendtner) has acquired 100% of Danish esports […]

Read More… from Lord Bendtner acquires Team Singularity, makes other esports investments

In this special series of articles, Esports News UK’s coverage of the Blast Spring Final 2024 is in collaboration with […]

Read More… from Footballer Neal Maupay visits Counter-Strike Blast Premier Spring Final in London

Europe’s largest card trading show, the London Card Show (no, not the League of Legends LCS), is set to […]

Read More… from London Card Show: PSA to arrive in the UK for the first time, John Barnes and Emile Heskey to attend

Venture capital firm LocalGlobe and metaverse company Improbable have announced the launch of Victory League. The pair have […]

Read More… from Victory League raises $4m as big football names back new platform including Zinchenko and Kanu

Pepsi has announced the signing of its latest global ambassador, South Korean footballer Son Heung-min, in a multi-year deal. The player, […]

Read More… from Spurs footballer Son Heung-min named ambassador in Pepsi’s EA Sports FC partnership

London-based esports organisation Tundra Esports has announced Liverpool FC footballer Virgil van Dijk as its new ambassador and […]

Read More… from Tundra Esports announces Virgil van Dijk as ambassador and shareholder in music video to gaming grime song ‘Outplayed’ by P Money

Women’s FIFA esports series the the ShEsports Cup is returning for the fifth event in its history, this time with four national […]

Read More… from ShEsports Cup Euros Edition will see women’s FIFA teams representing England, Germany, France and Spain facing off at London’s Red Bull Gaming Sphere

Another professional footballer has leapt into the esports space – this time it’s Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper […]

Read More… from Rebels Gaming: Man United keeper David de Gea announces new esports organisation competing in LoL, Valorant and Rainbow Six Siege

Adidas and EA have partnered today to host the FIFA 22 Challenge, a one-day competitive FIFA tournament that […]

Read More… from UK pro footballers and FIFA players from Excel, Fnatic and more team up for FIFA 22 Challenge, the follow-up to EA’s most-watched esports broadcast of all time

British Manchester United footballer Jesse Lingard has acquired Audacity Esports, a Rainbow Six Siege esports team currently competing in Ubisoft’s […]

Read More… from Jesse Lingard’s new esports team Jlingz Esports will be playing in the Rainbow Six Siege UK Ireland Nationals

Krafton Inc. today detailed its PUBG: Battlegrounds collaboration with Tottenham Hotspur FC player and captain of the South Korean national team, […]

Read More… from Footballer Son Heung-min says he wants to win a chicken dinner after being added to PUBG as a playable character as part of a ‘Sonny Collaboration Event’

As each week passes, we are seeing more footballers and sports stars crossover into the world of esports […]

Read More… from Mason Mount joins Combat Gaming, sister company of Gareth Bale’s Ellevens Esports, and will host a new content series

UPDATE (May 25th): Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire has now also joined Semper Fortis as an ambassador. Original […]

Read More… from Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin joins new UK esports org Semper Fortis as ambassador (update: now Harry Maguire has too)