Soccer legend founds his own league – gathers 1 million viewers on Twitch for the final

Former professional soccer player Gerard Pique has started his own league.

The final and Pique's spectacular arrival were seen by over a million viewers on Twitch.

Barcelona – Due to FC Barcelona's international break, fans are currently having to do without their favorite team's games.

However, not at the Camp Nou stadium, because this is where former professional soccer player Gerad Pique played the final of his very own league.

90,000 spectators gathered in the stadium, but these numbers were exceeded again on the Twitch streaming platform.

Pique creates his own league - lands in the helicopter in front of 1 million Twitch viewers

This game was about:

Ex-Barcelona player Gerard Pique ended his career as a professional footballer in 2022.

However, fans don't have to do without the top athlete completely, because Pique quickly founded his very own league - the Kings League.

In addition to real football experts, internet stars and journalists play here.

The eclectic squad seems to be attracting some fans as the final drew 90,000 spectators to Camp Nou.

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Soccer legend founds his own league – gathers 1 million viewers on Twitch for the final

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The Twitch Numbers:

Even more impressive were the numbers on Twitch.

Because the game could not only be followed live on site in Barcelona, ​​but also from the comfort of your own home via Twitch.

At the peak of the seven-hour stream, over a million viewers were watching the game on the online platform.

Of course, such a twitch spectacle has to be properly staged, at least when it comes to Gerard Pique.

The league founder had himself flown into the stadium in a helicopter in front of all the spectators and thus created a good atmosphere among the fans.

If you missed the Kings League final, you can still catch up on Twitch.

The video now has over 15 million views.

Kings League Finals hits Twitch - Pique League becomes #1

It's celebrated:

With the high number of viewers, the Kings League fought its way to the top of the Twitch charts in a matter of seconds.

In March, Pique managed to become the number one most-streamed channel on the platform with his league.

The Kings League has been streamed on Twitch for around 17.7 million hours in the last 30 days.

German Twitch stars have proven time and time again that streaming events have a lot of potential.

Trymacs also tried their hand at the big football kick on Twitch.

However, MontanaBlack has already criticized such events.

In his opinion, the streaming platform does not care enough about the needs of streamers, which is why some of the Twitch stars are increasingly working with other streaming services like Joyn.

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