It’s not just former NBA stars that are making a venture in e-sports. Two-time World Cup champion Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima, mostly known as Ronaldo, has now purchased a stake in a Brazilian League Of Legends (LoL) e-sports team, CNB.
The investment was not on his own alone, as he teamed up with two individuals, poker pro André Akkari Igor Trafane Federal, CEO of the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP). The trio now owns 50% of CNB, with the remaining 50% still owned by club founders Cleber “Fuzi” Fonseca and Carlos “Fury” Júnior.
The poker pro Akkari, a good friend of Ronaldo, is attributed to the football legend’s interest in e-sports, specifically CNB. Ronaldo has expressed his support for the team at the main Brazilian circuit of League of Legends (CBLoL) last year. CNB reached Stage 2 and lost to eventual champions INTZ e-Sports, finishing second place after barely making through Stage 1. An impressive run or the team.
This is an interesting move to see happening, in South America no less. We will see how CNB will benefit from their new owner’s knowledge and experience coming from football and poker (which is, despite the odds, already considered as a sport).