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After being written off as a “circus” by mainstream soccer officers, Gerard Piqué’s new Kings League continues to show that, really, there are a whole bunch of 1000’s of individuals utterly hooked on this particular sort of wacky, free-for-all sport. As they are saying in showbiz, the present should go on.
The Kings League is an indoor soccer league began by Piqué, a former protection participant with FC Barcelona, that debuted in January. For the uninitiated, it’s like a soccer online game in actual life with unusual and consistently altering guidelines. Group presidents have “Secret Weapon” playing cards that permit them take a penalty kick or have their targets depend for 2 factors. Piqué, in the meantime, additionally has his personal set of “League Playing cards” that take a sure variety of gamers off the sphere throughout every recreation. The video games are shorter, too, consisting of two 20-minute halves.
The 12 groups are headed by well-known Twitch streamers like Ibai and TheGrefg in addition to by soccer legends like former Actual Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas and retired Manchester Metropolis striker Sergio “El Kun” Agüero. Anybody can play within the Kings League, no skilled expertise required.
Gizmodo attended a typical Kings League recreation day in February—all of the groups play in opposition to one another each Sunday for six hours—and confirmed the league is simply as wacky in particular person as on the display.
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