AS Roma joins Esports in partnership with Fnatic

It looks like the Italian super club AS Roma is teaming up with to establish the popular club’s first entry into the esports industry with a squad of three FIFA players.

The operation of the team and management of the players will all be handled by Fnatic, with the club managing the team’s preparation and event participation. Sam “Poacher” Carmody, Aman “Aman” Seddiqi, and Nicoló “Insa” Mirra will all play under the banner of AS Roma moving forward.

“Not many opportunities like this come around,” Aman said in an interview on AS Roma’s website. “Especially with FNATIC powering the team. They also have a huge social reach that I can learn from and increase the stature of my own brand. I can’t wait to have a great, long-term relationship with both Roma and FNATIC. Also, it’s an honour to be the first American to be signed by a European club.”

AS Roma is the latest in a line of European soccer sides who have invested in esports. As well as Paris St Germain and the FC Schalke 04’s League of Legends team, sides like Manchester City, Ajax, and Valencia all now have professional FIFA players under their banner.