Every year tens of millions of people play FIFA, the world’s biggest soccer video game.

A 17-year-old from Regina is one of the very best.

Alex Gonzalez-Aldana, who goes by the in-game handle ExraaCA, is in Atlanta this weekend to compete in a 64-person tournament with a $50,000 top prize. A win, or even an impressive performance, could catapult him into a career in eSports as a professional FIFA player.

Source: CBC News

Date: February 22nd, 2019

Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/in-your-shoes-fifa-ea-sports-sean-trembath-1.5026917

Discusssion

1) Is eSports a sport?

2) What sort of business could you package around the growth in eSports?