The French FA recently tied a partnership with Fifa developer EA Sport, that would see each of the 20 football clubs in Ligue 1 sponsoring two Fifa players, reports The Drum.
Additional football associations are reportedly planning similar initiatives to spark a wider competition across Europe.
While the majority of these eSports signings are FIFA-centric, many clubs now also boast a LoL, DOTA 2 and CounterStrike: Global Offensive team.
Chelsea, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and more have all shown a keen interest in entering the market.
Below are the current list of confirmed European eSports teams.
Ajax
Besiktas
FC Schalke
Manchester City
Paris Saint-Germain
PSV Eindhoven
Sporting Portugal
Valencia
Vfl Wolfsburg
West Ham
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