Konami have today announced that Ligue 1 side AS Monaco have joined the eFootball. Pro eSports competition.

Konami and eFootball.Pro are both pioneering the latest eSports competition and AS Monaco are the latest club to sign up. Monaco follow FC Barcelona in February 2018 and FC Schalke 04 last month. Speaking about the announcement, Juli Ferre, Commercial and Marketing Director AS Monaco stated:

One year after having created our dedicated eSports structure, this is another step forward in electronic sports industry for AS Monaco. The club which is already participating in different games, shows with this new move, its commitment to position itself as a key player in this area. We are delighted to be the third club joining, as founding partners along with FC Barcelona and Schalke 04, in the first international electronic sports league for football clubs only. We are very excited to soon be competing with such great challengers, in this tough competition which will provide great moments to share with our fans.

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