As we know, the Mkers boast among the main investors just two Romans, exceptional Romanists: the former footballer of the national team and of Rome Daniele De Rossi and the current Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Alessandro Florenzi.
The union of the parties stems from the important objective of developing and expanding the eSports division of the Capitoline team for the next year, building a Pro Evolution Soccer team with excellent potential (which can already count on Emiliano Spinelli , ex Arsenal) and able not only to participate in the next eFootball Pro and eSerie A Championship tournaments, but above all to represent the Roman club in all official events Konami branded players.
The agreement between AS Roma and Mkers, however, will not materialize exclusively in the construction of a highly technical team, but will also extend to the identification of a strategic path in the world of competitive gaming, to study the best games to supervise and colonize. To all this, the activities of organization and management of both physical and online events will also be added.
In addition, the creative division of Mkers, which operates as a true digital agency focused in the Gaming sector, will take care of the creation of digital content.
“The rapid development of the competitive gaming world has never left us indifferent. Already in 2017 - explains Francesco Calvo, COO of AS Roma - the Club started investing in this market and now, thanks also to this partnership, we aim to expand our eSports division with a view to strengthening and expanding the brand through participation. to the most important events in the sector. "
" The agreement with a company of the caliber of AS Roma allows us to consolidate our position in the eSports sector, "said Paolo Cisaria, co-founder of Mkers. "The project was born with the mutual intention of doing well both nationally and internationally, thanks to participation in the PES efootball Pro and other export events on various game titles. It is rare to find a club that has the courage to invest concretely in the sector and that goes beyond simple exchanges of goods or partnerships of only visibility ".