{"id":167871,"date":"2025-02-19T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=167871"},"modified":"2025-02-19T16:03:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:03:47","slug":"neymar-jr-furia-kings-league-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/neymar-jr-furia-kings-league-president","title":{"rendered":"Neymar Jr announced as FURIA Kings League President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//02//neymar-jr-furia-kings-league-president-large.jpg/" alt=\"Image of Neymar Jr and Cris Guedes posing in front of FURIA logo\" class=\"wp-image-167874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/neymar-jr-furia-kings-league-president-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/neymar-jr-furia-kings-league-president-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/neymar-jr-furia-kings-league-president-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/neymar-jr-furia-kings-league-president-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/neymar-jr-furia-kings-league-president.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Neymar Jr becomes FURIA Kings League President. Image credit: FURIA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf653229bec\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Brazilian footballer <strong>Neymar Jr<\/strong> has been appointed as the President of <strong>FURIA<\/strong>&#8216;s Kings League Brazil team.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65322a42f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>According to the esports organisation, the footballer will be involved in the seven-a-side football league by building a team and participating in the President&#8217;s Penalty.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cf65322b335\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-157459\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//08//furia-fallen-gear-peripherals-market/" target=\"_blank\">FURIA enters peripherals market with Fallen Gear<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-157368\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//08//hellmanns-furia-esports/" target=\"_blank\">Hellmann\u2019s teams up with FURIA<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-156926\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//08//lenovo-legion-partnership-with-furia/" target=\"_blank\">Lenovo Legion renews partnership with FURIA<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65322c645\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Neymar Jr will begin his presidency by building FURIA&#8217;s team of players during the draft stage of <strong><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////kingsleague.pro//en//brazil/">Kings League Brazil<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65322cdcc\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Originally founded in Spain in 2022, Kings League is a seven-a-side football league franchise established by former professional player Gerard Piqu\u00e9 and popular Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos. Since its creation, the league has expanded into other markets such as Italy and Brazil.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65322d549\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The Kings League Brazil competition is set to take place between March and April in S\u00e3o Paulo with FURIA being one of several teams with links to esports. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65322dcbe\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Alongside FURIA, Brazilian esports organisations Fluxo and LOUD are also fielding teams in Kings League in addition to G3X FC, a team whose President is Brazilian content creator <strong>Alexandre &#8216;Gaules&#8217; Borba Chiqueta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65322e424\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Teams will consist of 13 players with 10 being selected through the draft where participating teams select players that will represent organisations throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65322eb92\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>&#8220;Everyone who follows me knows the affection and identification I have had for FURIA since day zero,&#8221; noted Neymar Jr.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65322f2e0\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>&#8220;For me, it&#8217;s a huge joy to be able to participate more actively now, even if it&#8217;s behind the scenes. Whenever the calendar allows it, I want to be there. I am sure that with the team that is being assembled, we will always be well represented in all the games.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65322fa69\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In addition to being involved with the formation of FURIA&#8217;s team, Neymar Jr will also participate in the President&#8217;s Penalty.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf6532301ea\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The President&#8217;s Penalty is a rule teams have the option to trigger during matches. Once triggered, the President of that team takes a penalty kick to score a goal.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65323094d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Neymar Jr is no stranger to the world of esports. During his time as a player for Saudi Arabian football club <strong>Al Hilal<\/strong>, the footballer participated in showmatches at the 2024 Esports World Cup. 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