In March, Russian soccer club FC Anji decided to recruit a Dota2 player which is unusual to not invest in FIFA first.

In April, Swiss soccer team FC Laussanne-Sport made another unique move by acquiring team Qualitas Helvetica - best eSports team name ever associated with a Font? - which has teams in Overwatch, Counter-Strike, Hearthstone and Rocket League but not FIFA.

Yesterday, one of the top global eSports teams Fnatic, announced a $7M raise at a very significant pre-money valuation. The money comes from the usual slew of Pro Sports team owners and those with a lot of 0's in their bank account: