Football’s governing body FIFA has created a working group to look into the growth of eSports to see what opportunities are present to help enhance the beautiful game on a global scale.

Tonight, Manchester United head to Anfield to take on Liverpool. It is the biggest derby in English football. When I was a kid, the whole world stopped on its axis in the build up to this game. We would use our school jumpers for goal posts and play out the game ahead of the real thing. Those with great Dads would head to watch the match live, and the ones with Dad’s who were too busy working their right arm down the pub would huddle around the TV set or radio.

I wonder how many kids will be watching the game tonight?

I wonder how many of the working class can afford a Sky TV subscription?