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Major League Soccer (MLS) has selected ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) to operate the 2026 eMLS Cup, the league’s premier esports competition built around EA SPORTS FC. The partnership places one of the industry’s most established tournament operators in charge of the competition’s full operational pipeline—from the initial qualification phase to the live finals.

Under the agr...


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G2 Esports has announced its entry into another Riot Games-owned competitive title. The organization that has established a legacy in League of Legends and Valorant will now compete in Riot’s autobattler title, Teamfight Tactics. On X, G2 announced the signing of four French players: Laurent ‘Pas de Bol’ Cidere, Muhammed ‘Canbizz’ Canbaz, alongside Emre ‘Double61’ Demirtas, ...


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The UK’s major gaming and esports festival, Insomnia, will not be making its return after all, with Insomnia 74 officially cancelled. 

The event was due to take place at the Staffordshire County Showgrounds from April 30th to May 3rd 2026. It was set to host esports tournaments, a BYOC LAN area, cosplay competitions, an expo, pub quiz and other activities ...


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Long-running Danish esports organization Astralis has announced a strategic partnership with crypto-based online gambling brand Stake. As indicated by the photo posted by Astralis to accompany the announcement, Stake will become the main jersey sponsor for the legendary Counter-Strike brand. In a release, Astralis noted that the deal will include “integrated activations, dig...


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Wolves Esports announced Friday that it has partnered with Luna Esports to compete in EA Sports FC’s ePremier League in the UK.

Financial terms (if any) were not disclosed.

Diogo “Diogo” Mendes and Goncalo “RastaArtur” Pinto, the two players representing Wolves, are both members of Luna Esports, the Portuguese esports organization founded by footballer Di...


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