{"id":1186401,"date":"2021-01-21T10:19:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T10:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1186401"},"modified":"2021-01-21T10:22:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T10:22:19","slug":"football-fortnite-kickoff-set-pele-cup","status":"publish","type":"gaming","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/football-fortnite-kickoff-set-pele-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Football x Fortnite: Epic Games announce Kickoff Set and Pele Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The worlds of football and Fortnite have been mixed for quite some time, but now there is an official collaboration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We all remember Antoine Griezmann’s ‘L Dance’ (known as ‘Take the L’ in-game) celebrations en route to winning the Europa League with Atletico Madrid in 2018, and plenty of footballers including Mesut Ozil have streamed themselves playing the game on Twitch.<\/p>\n

Football pitches have also found themselves being put into Fortnite maps with a hittable ball, allowing players to distract themselves with penalty shootouts, crossbar challenges and more – at least until they were caught by the storm or opponents.<\/p>\n

However, there is now an extension of the crossover between the world’s most popular sport and one of its biggest games.<\/p>\n

For more esport content visit esports.net<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Fortnite Kickoff Set release<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Epic Games have announced the new ‘Kickoff Set’ to be included in the latest update of Fortnite. Starting on January 23, Fortnite players will be able to choose from 10 different variants of male and female in-game outfits that they can use to represent some of the biggest football clubs from around the world.<\/p>\n

Not only that, players will also be able to earn or purchase two new in-game emotes. Joining the likes of Take the L, Red Card and Floss, will be Fancy Footwork and Pele’s Air Punch celebration.<\/p>\n

There are also treats for fans who make the most of Fortnite Creative, with a new football-inspired Creative island in which players can use their bodies, pickaxes, power-ups and speed boosts to try to outscore their opponents in a 4v4 bracket-style gamemode.<\/p>\n