In the English Premier League, the match operation has been temporarily suspended. Football professional Mesut Özil is using the free time to play Fortnite with teammates and shows it live on Twitch.
This is the situation in England: Not only the Bundesliga in Germany, but also the football league in England has temporarily suspended its match operations due to the coronavirus.
For FC Arsenal and Mesut Özil, it is even tougher. Their coach Mikel Arteta has contracted the novel virus, and the entire team must now be quarantined. Özil is no longer allowed on the field and is now spending his time differently: He is playing the battle royale Fortnite.
Football professionals are playing Fortnite live on Twitch due to the corona break
The professionals demonstrate: Mesut Özil is not a stranger in Fortnite. After all, he founded the eSports organization M10, which is also active in Fortnite. Together with some members from this team, Özil and his teammate Sead Kolasinac competed.
Especially with the strong teammates, Özil and Kolasinac managed to prevail in some rounds. But both Arsenal stars also showed their skills. Here you can see, for example, a kill by Kolasinac:
Özil’s stance on Fortnite: The footballer is a big fan of the battle royale. Looking at his statistics on Fortnitetracker, he has achieved a respectable 634 victories (March 16, 11:30 AM).
The professional has already spent a lot of time on the console besides training. Now, in quarantine, he certainly has even more time to play Fortnite.
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