FIFA 17 Tournaments to be broadcast on ESPN networks

The ever growing worlds of soccer and eSports are about to merge on the ESPN networks, with FIFA 17 tournaments planned for 2017.

In the world of sports, eSports is building momentum, but has yet to hit the mainstream. However, EA Sport’s FIFA 17 is latest iteration of the world’s most popular sports video game franchise and could help move eSports into the traditional sports media realm.

EA announced an agreement with the ESPN family of channels to begin carrying the video game tournaments worldwide.

FIFA 17 / ESPN Schedule

Here is a look at the confirmed schedule of events coming up in the next few months. The first two occurred this past weekend and can be viewed on ESPN3 online or through…