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Pique's Kings League eyes new turf in US by 2026
The Straits Times
|June 16, 2025
The Gerard Pique-founded Kings League said on June 14 that it aims to launch its seven-a-side football format in the United States by 2026, adding to the list of nations where the online-orientated competition already has a footprint.
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PARIS - The Gerard Pique-founded Kings League said on June 14 that it aims to launch its seven-a-side football format in the United States by 2026, adding to the list of nations where the online-orientated competition already has a footprint.
At a briefing in Paris, Kings League CEO Djamel Agaoua told reporters that a US Kings League could be launched around the end of this year and start of the next.
"We feel ready to attack the big animal, which is the US market...we start on the east coast for operational reasons," said Agaoua, who was in the French capital for the Kings World Cup Clubs final at La Defense Arena on the evening of June 14.
Various new buzzy football formats, with smaller teams and shorter games than traditional 90-minute football, have sprung up round Europe and elsewhere in recent years, attracting a host of online influencers and former professionals.
This story is from the June 16, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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