Wolverhampton Wanderers: creation of a Chinese eSports team "Wolves Weibo eSports" on FIFA Online 4

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (Premier League) has partnered with the Chinese company Jingzong Culture Media Company, owner of Weibo eSports Club, to jointly create Wolves Weibo eSports, a new Chinese eSports team, according to the club on 27/02/2019.

"The new team will play FIFA Online 4, the most popular version of FIFA in China. Weibo eSports Club is one of the most high-profile eSports clubs in China, running teams for popular titles like FIFA, PUBG and Fortnite. Weibo eSports has an exclusive partnership with Sina, who manage the most popular microblogging site in China - Sina Weibo. This social media platform has over 445 million active daily users and presents a huge opportunity for Wolves to extend its reach into the Chinese market," said the club.

"The eSports market in China is growing at pace and we wanted to follow-on from the success of our existing eSports team with a dedicated China presence. This collaboration is very exciting as it will see us partner with a world class eSports club and one of the biggest media platforms in China," said Russell Jones, head of…