An English League Two team has organised a global FIFA 20 tournament to help raise money for clubs hit by the coronavirus outbreak – and it’s taken off.
The tournament, which began life as a tweet by Leyton Orient, is dubbed “Ultimate Quaranteam” and has 128 clubs teams from across the world involved. The action kicks off this Sunday at 7pm and runs all next week with a final set to be played at 7pm on Friday, 3rd April.
All games in England’s Premier League, EFL and WSL have been suspended until at least the end of April over the coronavirus crisis, leaving some clubs facing financial disaster.
The world of real-life football has already taken to virtual football to give fans something to cheer about, but that’s set to ramp-up next week with the Ultimate Quaranteam tournament, which will be streamed live on Twitch. Leyton Orient has already raised £28,000 of its £50,000 target on Just Giving, with 75 per cent of money raised to go to the EFL within 28 days, and the remaining 25 per cent split between the EFL’s chosen charity, MIND, and the World Health Organisation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fundraiser.