Team Liquid and Sunderland AFC form gaming alliance

A Team Liquid and Sunderland AFC crossover is sending two elite EA FC players into the ePremier League under a co-branded jersey this season.

Team Liquid enters the ePremier League

• Team Liquid partnered with Sunderland AFC to compete in the eighth ePremier League season.
• Paulo Neto and Gabriel "Young" Freitas will represent both organizations on the pitch.
• Neto is a former FIFAe Nations Cup champion with a serious pedigree.
• Young grabbed a runner-up finish at the 2024 Esports World Cup.

Liquid's football gaming footprint keeps growing

• The org fully acquired Team Gullit in 2025, consolidating its EA FC roster.
• A 2024 Southeast Asian expansion preceded this UK circuit entry.
• Sunderland gives Liquid a direct gateway into English football's esports ecosystem.
• A co-branded Team Liquid x Sunderland jersey debuts during the broadcast.

ePremier League season eight kicks off on 28 February

• All 20 Premier League clubs field players in the competition.
• A £100,000 prize pool is up for grabs across the tournament.
• Winners earn qualification paths to the eChampions League and FC Pro World Championship.
• Forty total players battle through round-robin groups before knockout playoffs.