It has not been done, not at all tier 1 level like this and not by an organization by Barça. I don’t think people truly realize the difference between a top team like a Liverpool or a Bayern and an actual global rucking movement like Barça. The only sport team with similar pull is Madrid. Any other team is just not the same
This being said, I think we don’t agree. But I’m gonna try to make my point a little more clear.
1 I’m not saying football fans will start watching Valorant because Barça has a team. That’s just not realistic
2 I’m not saying they would have a bigger fanbase than Gentlemates, BBL or KOI. I’m saying the average Gentlemates and BBL fan would rather watch Barça than KOI. I’m saying the average BBL and KOI fan would rather watch Barça than Gentlemates. And the average Valorant fan would rather watch Barça than 90% of other Valorant teams that they’re not a fan of
They wouldn’t have a 100k viewer stream like Kameto, but people in general would care more, bigger engagement overall. Specially if they were somewhat decent