Through a statement, the English club Manchester City made it official that they will be members of the Korean team Gen.G. More info, in this note!
ohManchester City x Gen.G is a reality! The renowned English club, recent champion of the UEFA champions league, confirmed through a release published in his official Web the arrival of a global collaboration with the organization of esports of South Korea: Gen.G.
For its part, the brand new news came as a complement after the announcement that the Manchester City will visit South Korean soil, precisely in the capital seoulto carry out the preparations for the preseason 2023/24 that the group that has Latinos will face Julian Alvarez, Maximo Perrone and the goalkeeper Ederson among their ranks.
As a complement, Gen.G is one of the most successful teams in South Korea Currently, located in the elite along with other organizations of the caliber of T1 either XRD. In turn, this organization is represented in electronic sports as Rocket League, PUBG, NBA 2K, Valorant and League of Legends; the MOBA of Riot Games is he esports that more revenues and prestige granted to Gen.Ggiven that they are the current champions of the LCK Spring 2023.
However, Manchester Citywho has a team of Fortnite and another of FIFAexpressed through the words of his media manager called gavin johnson that are found “delighted by the launch of the collaboration” given that he considers that the hierarchy of Gen.G be “a great addition to boost the club’s reach in the space esportssomething that will help increase presence in South Korea and the region“ .
Furthermore, one of the objectives of the collab be “provide the opportunity for both organizations to create experiences for both soccer and esports fans”. From the other side, the CEO Arnold Hur was the one who testified on behalf of Gen.G and advanced that the union between both parties is not only linked to business.
“We were looking to learn from top sports clubs about what it takes to maintain a winning mentality under the brightest spotlights of competition, so we’re happy to be working with recent crowned champions.” declared hur in relation to triplet obtained by the men’s soccer team Manchester Citywinners of the Premier League, the FA Cup and Champions League in the same season. In conclusion, both City as Gen.G They confirmed that they will reveal more details of their collaboration in the future.
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