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Originally published on December 22, 2020 10:14 am
The first player to wear St. Louis City SC’s jersey will be a professional gamer.
St. Louis’ Major League Soccer team won’t hit the pitch until 2023, but the franchise will begin competing in the virtual arena in January. The team signed St. Louis esports player Hasib Zulfic last month.
Zulfic, 20, will compete on behalf of the team in online FIFA tournaments. Zulfic s signing is part of a strategy by St. Louis City SC to attract more fans to the budding soccer team by leveraging one of the most popular sports video game series in the world.
In the year before the pandemic closed theaters nationwide, local actor, lyricist and playwright Omri Schein added six theatrical shows to his resume, including the world premiere of his latest musical in New York.
In the nine months since, Schein said he’s been quarantining at home in La Mesa, cycling through all the stages of grief and other emotions.
“For me, it’s been a series of acceptance, frustration, panic and what can I write next,” he said. “I baked a lot, I cooked a lot. Then it turns into frustration about why isn’t anyone doing anything about it? Then it’s ‘I’ve gained 15 pounds and wonder if I’ll ever be in a play again.’ Then the cycle starts all over again, and I’m back at acceptance.”