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Goal.com reports that Valencia already has its Hearthstone team in place, and the quartet – namely Diego 'Evangelion' Fuentes, Hector 'TheFallen' Fuentes, Haneul 'NaRa' Lee and Jose Miguel 'Josemi' Pascual – will compete at Gamergy, Spain's premier eSports event, at the end of June.It'll be interesting to see if many – if any – more English Premier League clubs follow West Ham's example and establish an eSports presence of their own. Bytheway told me "it won't be too long before we see multiple clubs doing this", adding: "It's going to happen in a flood. In terms of the timeframe, I think it'll be a case of months, not years. By the end of 2016, or even the start of next season, I think we'll see double figures in terms of teams having FIFA professionals." Who's going to be next, then? As a Southampton fan, I certainly wouldn't say no to seeing some top LoL players turning out in our famous red and white stripes.Read more video gaming articles on VICE here, and follow VICE Gaming on Twitter at @VICEGaming.New on VICE Sports: The Cult: Gianluigi Buffon