Premier League: Manchester City sign their first professional eSports player (FIFA franchise)

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Manchester City FC (Premier League) have signed Kieran Brown (18 years old), a professional eSports player specialising in the FIFA series, a football simulation video game (published by EA Sports), announced the English club on 06/07/2016. Kieran Brown becomes the first eSports player in the history of the club, and will represent Manchester...


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