Royals centre-back Tom Mcintyre will represent Reading in the upcoming 'UltimateQuaranTeam' FIFA tournament.
With football around the world postponed for the forseeable future due to the outbreak, many clubs took to social media to pass the time on Saturday afternoon - including going up against one-another in impromptu noughts and crosses battles.
League Two outfit Leyton Orient went one step further - setting up the tournament which will see representatives from 128 different teams pit their wits against eachother on the popular video game.
🎮 So, for our entry into @leytonorientfc's tournament...
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) March 16, 2020
We needed a player who enjoys his gaming and has plenty of experience playing as #ReadingFC on FIFA 👀
There was only one man for the job 👊#UltimateQuaranTeam | 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/XZv5A0Xstc
Although the exact details of the tournament are yet to be set in stone - we could see Mcintyre become one of the stand-out stars in the virtual form of the beautiful game in the absence of real-life matches.
I’m ready. https://t.co/Cky1tJs5nK pic.twitter.com/ng7AiInIMM
— Tom McIntyre (@Tom5Mc) March 16, 2020
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