There has been a couple of massive announcements for Spanish football and esports with La Liga and Barcelona both joining the industry.

The country's top football division has announced it will be entering the esports scene as part of their 'It is not football, it's LaLiga' campaign. They say they will be involved in 'several electronic sports projects' in which football will be a primary focus.

La Liga also revealed that some of their sponsors have a keen interest in the esports sector and engaging that audience. The league's esport projects will roll out over the coming months, initially in Spain before spreading to an international audience.

La Liga have announced they are working on several esport projects which are beginning soon

An on top of that, La Liga leaders FC Barcelona are also taking their first steps into the esports world. The team have announced that they will compete in Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) competitions which are organised by eFootball.Pro and the game's developers, Konami.

Barcelona defender Pique is the Founder and President of eFootball.Pro so it is no surprise that the club will be participating in the tournament.

Barcelona are competing in the PES tournament organised by Pique's company eFootball.Pro

The Catalan giants also have a lucrative partnership with Konami which allows PES certain benefits such as having the license to use Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium in their game - something FIFA does not have.

Still, PES has a long way to go if they want to catch up with FIFA in terms of esports. Last year's FIFA world champion Spencer 'Gorilla' Ealing received a staggering £156k for his win.