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New York Red Bulls to Host FIFA $5K Faceoff to Celebrate Launch of FIFA 21

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$5,000 Prize Pool awaits top finishers of Team Mike vs Team George Bracket 


HARRISON, N.J. (September 30, 2020) – The New York Red Bulls will host a virtual FIFA tournament to celebrate the launch of EA Sports FIFA 21. The FIFA $5K Faceoff will feature 64-players competing for a $5,000 prize pool.


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The Playstation tournament will take place on October 8, 9, and 10, hosted by RBNY Gaming’s Mike LaBelle and George Adamou, the reigning eMLS Cup Champion, and produced by OS Studios.


Over two days of live-streamed competition, players will compete in a single-elimination bracket for a place in the finals on October 10. LaBelle and Adamou will each draft the spots in the tournament open to the public to their respective teams.


Fans and competitors alike can register for a chance to be placed in the tournament. Registration is now open using this link, and will remain open until October 7 at 5 PM ET. The rest of the tournament spots will be drafted live on October 8 and 9 ahead of tournament play. 



Team Mike’s bracket will compete for a spot in the finals on Thursday, October 8, also streamed on LaBelle’s twitch channel. Team George will compete the following day in a live-streamed event on Adamou’s twitch channel. 


The finals will take place on October 10, streamed live on the New York Red Bulls twitch channel, with LaBelle and Adamou joining live from OS Studios in Manhattan. The RBNY gamers will play a head-to-head match in advance of the tournament final. 




Thursday, October 8

Tournament Day 1 - Mike LaBelle bracket


5 p.m. ET | twitch.tv/MikeLaBelle


Friday, October 9

Tournament Day 2 - George Adamou bracket


5 p.m. ET | twitch.tv/gadamou10_


Saturday, October 10

Tournament Finals 


5 p.m. ET | twitch.tv/newyorkredbulls