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Watch top FIFA 18 eSports stars battle for European glory

Goal will be showcasing a FIFA 18 eSports league from January 11 with live highlights shows every Thursday night.

The eFootball League is an invite-only tournament, featuring some of the best FIFA eSports players from across Europe, who will be competing for a share of the $10,000 prize pool. The highlights will be broadcast across Goal's social media platforms - Facebook , Twitter , YouTube and Twitch.

The tournament will involve teams from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Northern Ireland facing off against each other on FIFA 18 in an Ultimate Team format on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

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The league matches the best gamers from across Europe - many of whom play for professional football clubs and organisations - in a Champions League-style tournament.

The top two teams from each group will then progress to the finals which will be hosted and broadcast live from a top football stadium in April this year.

The eFootball League will air on Thursday evenings at 20:00 UK time (15:00 US East Coast), and will last 45 minutes, in a format akin to the BBC's flagship football show Match of the Day.

Stel Stylianou, the host of the popular Shoot the Defense podcast, will commentate on the action.

The group stage draw for the Xbox One division is listed below:

 Group A 
1Ajax@DaniHagebeuk
2Futwiz@FUTWIZDubzje
3The Team Reborn@Redinho10x
4Linfield@JordanGearyy
 Group B 
1FC Twente@Emrebenli_7
2Lighting Panda@DragonFIFA
3West Ham@WHU_Jamboo
4Northampton@NTFC_REAPERZz
 Group C 
1Feyenoord@jaeydaalhuisen
2Millenium@M_Herozia
3Dundalk@Rannerz_
4Wolves@JakeR1401
 Group D 
1Ado Den Haag@MitchelDecibel
2Epilson@Epsilon_Guigsey
3Shamrock Rovers@Mckieee_x
4Bochum@MegaBit98
 Group E 
1Groningen@nickdenhamer
2exceL@XL_Painter
3Hibs@JACKB20_
4Stuggart@Marlut96
 Group F 
1VVV VenloNick Cooiman
2Goal@GrayzaGoal
3Crusaders@Moorso_619
4AS Roma@Poacherrrr
 Group G 
1Excelsior Rotterdam@LevyFrederique
2Defuse Kids@DKBryanOfficial
3TNS@ChappersFIFA
4Terrassa FC@Espi___
 Group H 
1Influencer Athlete@proownezyt
2ForF1faSake@LewisH90
3Hamilton@LH06__
4Standard Liege@_JulianOfficial

FIFA 18, the world's most popular football video game, is available to buy now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC and Nintendo Switch.

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