Tune-in to Twitch, Twitter and MLSsoccer.com to watch as eMLS Cup moves to online format and competitors representing 25 Major League Soccer clubs battle for chance to raise 2020 eMLS Cup Trophy
NEW YORK, NY – eMLS announced today the 2020 eMLS Cup champion will be crowned via eMLS Cup presented by Coca-Cola and PlayStation® on June 28. The competition will transition to an online format and will be streamed live on Twitch.tv/MLS, Twitter.com/MLS and MLSsoccer.com from 1 p.m. ET – 6 p.m. ET. Competitors will be vying for title as best EA SPORTS™ FIFA 20 player in North America and $20,000 in prize money.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be represented by the club's official eMLS athlete, Alex "Exraa" Gonzalez. Exraa made the semifinals of League Series One in his debut eMLS tournament, and finished the regular season in fourth place in the eMLS standings.
The stage is set.
— 🎮 Major League Soccer (@eMLS) June 17, 2020
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To celebrate MLS returning to live play with the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, Fla., MLS players will be featured as part of the FIFA 20 squads of all eMLS Cup competitors and showcased during gameplay.
The championship is the culmination of the 2020 eMLS season that began in January and featured two majors, League Series One and League Series Two, in the lead up to eMLS Cup. League Series One and League Series Two provided eMLS players the opportunity to accumulate points to determine seeding for eMLS Cup. League Series One was held in Philadelphia in conjunction with the Union and League Series Two in Portland in conjunction with the Timbers.
The 2020 eMLS season features 25 eMLS players, each representing different MLS Clubs, in a quest to be crowned the best EA SPORTS™ FIFA 20 player in North America. Three Clubs are new to eMLS this season - LAFC, Austin FC, and Nashville SC.
EA SPORTS™, Cheez-It®, Pringles®, PlayStation®, Coca-Cola and Scuf Gaming are all official partners of the 2020 eMLS season.
eMLS had a record-breaking year in 2019, growing the livestream audience with each event. Average concurrent viewership and peak concurrent viewership of eMLS Cup 2019 doubled from eMLS Cup 2018. The average watch time per unique viewer of eMLS Cup 2019 also more than doubled from 2018.
eMLS Cup was initially scheduled to occur in March, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was rescheduled and will now be virtual. Due to the changes announced for the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series, in which eMLS was also an Official League Partner, Global Series points will not be allocated to eMLS Cup competitors
For more information on eMLS Cup, visit www.MLSsoccer.com.
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