Versus Sports Signs Multiple EA FIFA Champion Giuseppe Guastella

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VERSUS SPORTS SIGNS MULTIPLE EA FIFA CHAMPION GIUSEPPE GUASTELLA

2016 adidas MLS Challenge Champion Giuseppe Guastella (Photo: Giuseppe Guastella)

I'm very excited to announce Versus Sports second signing, multiple FIFA Interactive World Cup Winner and Finalist Giuseppe Guastella. Guastella also most recently won the 2016 MLS All Star Game Tournament sponsored by Adidas and AT&T.

This comes after last week's announcement of Versus Sports signing of EA Madden 2016 Champion Frank "Stiff" Sardoni Jr.

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The following is from ESPN's coverage of the announcement.

Versus Sports Signs Giuseppe Guastella (Photo: ESPN)

FIFA PLAYER SIGNS GIUSEPPE GUASTELLA SIGNS WITH VERSUS SPORTS

By Eric Van Allen

Football clubs in Europe such as Manchester City have been signing competitive FIFA players, and now American organizations are starting to take notice. FIFA player Giuseppe Guastalla has signed with Versus Sports, a first-of-its-kind contract for the North American FIFA scene.

Guastalla will compete in EA's FIFA 17 Ultimate Team Championship Series. At 31 years old, he's actually over the average age of most esports players, but he has been playing the FIFA series since he was 8 years old.

"I feel honored," Guastalla told ESPN. "My goal is to be consistent at all the tournaments, and my biggest goal is to win the cup."

Guastalla is a highly decorated FIFA player, as he was a grand finalist for the FIFA Interactive World Cup in 2009, 2015 and 2016. Most recently, he took home the North American championship at the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game.

This is the second signing for Versus Sports, after picking up Madden player Frank "Stiff" Sardoni Jr. last week. The organization has said it's already looking into more sponsors for both players. Given that Sardoni Jr. lives in New York and Guastalla in Los Angeles, relationships with local athletic clubs might not be out of the question for either of them.


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