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FIFA Ultimate Team Dream: How eSports conquered football with EA Sports' FIFA 17

Saturday's final in Berlin is the end of the line for FIFA's best players, but it's just the start of expected eSports industry expansion in football

At a packed event in Berlin on Saturday, 32 diehard FIFA players will compete to be crowned the best in the world. It's been a long road to the FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) Championship finish line - not just for the gamers but also EA Sports, the game's creators.

Last year's FIFA Interactive World Cup, won in an exhilarating final by Danish gamer Mohamad Al-Bacha, has been completely dwarfed by FUT Champions.