Saudi Arabian officials are working on a new Saudi Pro League for eSports following the rise of gaming in the Middle Eastern nation.
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What's the story?
The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) has set its sights on the eSports industry, with gaming growing rapidly in the country.
The PIF has already spearheaded a huge migration to the Saudi Pro League by heavily investing in four club and could look to create a Saudi Pro League for eSports.
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Saudi Pro League for eSports?
The Saudi's Public Investment Fund has caused quite the stir in the footballing world through their investments and their transformation of the country's Pro League.
According to the Daily Mail, the PIF could look to create an eSports version of the Saudi Pro League has learned that preliminary talks have taken place about each Pro League club being represented in a new gaming competition.
"Gamers from each side could face each other in stadiums with their match shown on the big screen, before actual fixtures between the two clubs," reports the Mail.
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Saudi Arabia's PIF has ownership control of clubs in the Pro League; Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, and Al-Ahli and could incorporate eSports into their national sporting project.
The PIF also has a stake in Nintendo and a 55% stake in Electronic Arts (EA) and could look to pump more cash into the gaming after the country hosted two prominent FIFAe tournaments in Riyadh this year.
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