The world of esports is competative, endurance testing, and attainable only to the best players, from theAGDQ players raising money for charitywhile speed running classic games, to the well trained esports teams competing against other top gamers. Indeed, having a certain level of skill seems like an obvious qualifier for getting in on an esports competition, but that’s not always the case, especially when celebrities and charities get involved, like Jason Sudeikis' Ted Lasso and Trevor Noah joiningFIFA 21tournament “FIFA Face-Off.”
The tournament is being hosted by Twitch streamer Castro 1021, a player who regularly streamsFIFA 21content, and will include celebrities like Brendan Hunt, Becky G, and Nicky Jam in addition to Sudeikis and Noah. While it appears other guests are playing in the tournament as themselves, Jason Sudeikis is competing as his character Ted Lasso from the AppleTV + show of the same name.
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The comedian revealed the choice by releasing a statement saying, “Having previously no experience coaching soccer, or football if you will, I think Ted Lasso is the perfect candidate for dominating in an EA SportsFIFAesports competition.” For his part, Trevor Noah is a well-knowncelebrity video game enthusiast, though it’s uncertain whether theDaily Showhost has any prior experience withFIFA 21.
Celebrities in the tournament are being paired up with pro players and the teams are competing for a $25,000 prize pool. Like many esports competitions, FIFA Face-Off will stream live onTwitch as opposed to competitors like YouTube. The first part of the competition can be watched on EA’s FIFA Twitch channel, EASPORTSFIFA, where the second portion of the competition is set to stream on March 26 at 12:30 PM ET.
FIFA 21is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
