Beşiktaş win 2015 Winter Championship in the Volkswagen Arena

by Bellabong Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:27 am

http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/31eykd/spoiler_beşiktaş_vs_dark_passage_tcl_turkish/

Yes it's the Besiktas team for League of Legends and not football Razz

http://www.eslgaming.com/news/turkish-sports-club-besiktas-istanbul-acquires-league-legends-team

This brings up a point I wanted to discuss though. Afaik this is the first foray by a "traditional" sports organisation into e-sports (with success too!) and I was wondering:

Would you start avidly following a traditional sports organisation into e-sports if you have a passing interest in the game involved? Since this is pure speculation and a football forum let's add that if FIFA ever becomes an actual competitive game would you support the Arsenal FIFA team with as much passion as Arsenal?

Random e-sports-sports trivia:

The 2013 LoL World Championship took place in the Staples Centre (home of the LA Lakers, Clippers etc.)
The 2014 LoL World Championship took place in Sangnam Stadium (2002 FIFA World Cup Final stadium)
The 2015 CBLOL Finals will be held at Allianz Parque (Palmeiras home stadium)
The owner of China's Invictus Gaming bought 20% of Atletico Madrid
Adidas is an official sponsor of the Copenhagen Wolves
The most viewed sporting event in the US that wasn't American Football was the 2014 LoL World Championship.