ATLANTA, March 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fan
Controlled Football (FCF), the only professional sports league that
empowers fans to call plays in real-time, will host its first-ever
title game, which fans officially named "The People's
Championship."
The title game, featuring the Glacier Boyz versus the Wild Aces
on March 20 at 8:00 p.m. ET, will be streamed live on
Twitch and VENN, along with NBCLX and DAZN Canada, which
marks the first time both will feature a live FCF game.
The People's Championship will cap an unprecedented inaugural
season that saw the FCF become the fastest growing live sports
channel on Twitch and the No. 2 most-watched live sports
channel. Overall, the FCF received more than 7.5 million
total live views on Twitch during the season, including a
league-record of 2 million total live views during last week's FCF
Playoffs.
Additional highlights of FCF's smashing season success
include:
- The FCF App consistently ranking as one of the top sports apps
in the Apple App Store and the most downloaded sports app between
Feb. 13-15, ranking ahead of ESPN,
Draft Kings, NBA, FanDuel, and all other major sports apps.
- FCF fans combining for more than 2 million real-time play
calls, draft picks, and league votes over the course of the season
to date.
- Launching the first-ever sports campaign with leading startup
investment platform Republic, giving fans the opportunity to own an
equity stake in each of the first 4 FCF teams. More than 2,300 fans
collectively invested over $1 million
to become FCF owners, with all four campaigns selling out and
hundreds of fans joining the waiting list.
- Securing more than 25 partnerships and licensees, including
iconic brands and category disruptors such as Wendy's, Gatorade,
Verizon, IBM, WHOOP, Champion Teamwear, Progressive Insurance, and
Great Clips.
"We set out to give fans unprecedented access and control,
something never done before in sports," said Sohrob Farudi, Co-Founder and CEO of Fan
Controlled Football. "Our first season engaged fans all over
the world and proved that our model and this league would
thrive. Pumped to crown our first FCF champion on
Saturday."
"The People's Championship" will be the ultimate test for the
Wild Aces defense who held the Zappers' offensive stars franchise
QB Johnny Manziel and Josh 'Flash'
Gordon to just 112 total yards and an FCF record low six points.
The Aces will look to have a repeat defensive performance and
contain Glacier Boyz QB Deondre
Francois who demonstrated he is ready for primetime
finishing last week's playoff win with a season-high five
touchdowns and game-high 128 yards total.
Infinite Energy Arena will be a rocking Saturday night with
special guest appearances by Glacier Boyz Team Owner, hip hop
artist and Atlanta hometown hero Quavo; FCF Advisors Josh Richards
and Griffin Johnson; Zappers'
Co-owner and SnapBack Sports Creator & CEO Jack Settleman;
and host of "Kinda Funny," SnowBikeMike. Among many other gameday
surprises, FCF's halftime show will feature Young Petro, Huncho Records' newest signee,
hailing from Athens Georgia.
Live stream guests include NFL Legend Joe Montana, NFL All-Star
and Co-owner of the Glacier Boyz, Richard
Sherman, and Kinda Funny Manager and Co-owner of the Wild
Aces Greg Miller.
FCF's inaugural season debuted on February 13, featuring four-team, the Beasts,
Glacier Boyz, Wild Aces, and Zappers, which were all owned by some
of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. Built for the
digital audience, FCF's games are played at the Infinite Energy
Center in Duluth, Georgia, and
streamed live on TWITCH and VENN. The teams are stacked with
pro-caliber players from the NFL, CFL, XFL, and NCAA Division I and
II programs. Games are played in a fast-paced, high-scoring 7-vs-7
style of football on a 50-yard x 35-yard field with 10-yard end
zones.
About Fan Controlled Football
Fan Controlled Football (FCF) – which combines the passion and
competitiveness of live and fantasy sports with the interactivity
of video games – is the first platform in professional sports
history where fans get to call all the shots, from branding and
personnel decisions to real-time play calling. Four teams, led by
the biggest names in sports & entertainment, and stacked with
professional athletes, kicked off their championship quest on
February 13, 2021, as the inaugural
six-week FCF season – Season v1.0 – commenced at the Infinite
Energy Center in Duluth, Georgia.
Regular and postseason play, in addition to exclusive
behind-the-scenes team content and league and team webcasts, are
available via twitch.tv/FCF
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