Paris Saint-Germain: launch of esports courses in partnership with ArmaTeam

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) has teamed up with the French esports team ArmaTeam to launch 100% esports courses lasting from two to five days, announced the club on 16/11/2022. Until now, Paris Saint-Germain has only offered hybrid football/esports courses.

While the PSG academy has announced that it wants to "introduce the fun and competitive practice of esport through a variety of experiences and on different video games" the first courses will be dedicated to practice on the football video game FIFA 23 (EA Sports) on PS5.

Aimed at "children or adults, beginners or experienced players", the courses will start during the school holidays in December 2022 at the Paris Saint-Germain Studio (Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris). They will be led by coaches from ArmaTeam.

"This programme is in line with our strategy on esports since 2016. With our expertise in France and internationally on the academic football programme, these courses have been designed to apply our methodology to the field of esport, while offering quality teaching, respecting the recommended playing time," said…