In order to train the new Hirving Lozano, from esports, Pachuca and PSG signed an alliance
Pachuca allied with Paris Saint German (PSG) to consolidate its division sports and with whom, in 10 years, he dreams of creating the best Mexican talent in video games, as they did in football with Hirving Lozano.
“For a year we started planning the project, we looked for different teams that already had an eSports division to advise us and the first to respond was PSG,” Efe, Pachuca’s marketing director, Gil, explained on Saturday. Mariners.
PSG has had eSports teams since 2016 and currently participates in League of Legends, FIFA, Dota 2 and Brawl Stars.
The Parisian team gave Pachuca advice on how to recruit players, who are the ideal team models, what video games should be involved and their future prospects for e-sports.
“What we have learned the most from PSG is their organization, they have an advanced job, they hire players from other countries to participate in their teams, they are one step ahead of us in Mexico,” added Marines.
Pachuca has signed 25 players in six different games, League of Legends, Call of Duty, Clash Royale, Rainbow Six Siege, Fornite and FIFA, the only one in which he competes in an official league.
To decide on these titles, the marketing area conducted a survey on social networks in which voters concluded who were the most competitive players.
The Hidalgo team decided to enter eSports not only because of the over 55 million video players in Mexico who could be potential fans of the football team, but also because of the opportunity to set the standard in competitions and academia with the University Football.
“We will present a project to the board of directors to take courses for players at the Universidad del Fútbol and, if all goes well, to build a house for players to serve as a focal point for national talent,” Marines explained.
The institution in the center of the country also intends to develop the area of sports medicine specialized in eSports, to train psychologists, physical trainers and physiotherapists who serve professional players.
These plans will materialize in about four years, when the sailors estimate that they will have competitive teams in the major leagues.
“In 10 years we want to have the best core strengths of the players in the country, as we are now in football, where talents like Hirving Lozano (striker for Italian Napoli) and Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid) came from,” he said. said Marines.
Pachuca Esports is in a first stage in which it broadcasts video game tutorials on official social networks and, in the near future, intends to organize friendly FIFA matches with teams such as Argentine and Chilean Independiente Everton.