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Schalke invest in a League of Legends team

Schalke invest in a League of Legends team

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As eSports grows more and more by the day, it gains even more interest from some big names. People have been investing in eSports for a while now whether they are buying some equipment to help themselves grow in eSports, hiring someone to play for their eSports team or even buying an eSports team.

Schalke 04 from Germany are the latest football team to invest in eSports. Recently, Wolfsburg and West Ham United have signed professional gamers to represent them in eSports tournaments. The two clubs have signed these players to represent them on Fifa with the ultimate aim of winning the tournament and the big prize fund for winning it.

Schalke have now invested in eSports, but they haven’t signed a professional Fifa player to represent them. Schalke have signed a League of Legends team. The team were formally known as Elements but have now signed for Schalke and will represent them in any future eSports tournaments that they take part in.

League of Legends is commonly known as one of the biggest online games there is and one of the biggest that is played professionally. League of Legends is a very popular game not only to play but also to watch so it gains a lot of attention when there is a League of Legends tournament.

Schalke signing this eSports team makes them one of the biggest sports organizations to enter eSports along with their huge financial backing. Schalke are estimated to be worth a total $655 million. The future is bright for their new eSports team.

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