From Neymar to Antoine Griezmann: 5 footballers who are video-gaming addicts

Every footballer makes a name for himself through his traditional footballing skills and brilliant gameplay. Outside the sport, they have numerous other areas of interests, which also includes video gaming. Some of them love it so much that they become addicts.

Footballers are mostly famous for their sublime footballing skills, which include excellent dribbling and goal-scoring abilities. While some possess these skills or talents in-born, some train and work hard to develop these skills.

Meanwhile, outside football, most of these footballers have other areas of interests. From playing other sports to have a side career in music, it varies.

However, a notable few have a fancied interest in video gaming, while some seem to be too much into it, as they also make money out of it. In the same light, we take a look at five top prominent footballers who are video-gaming addicts.

Andrea Pirlo
The former Italian legendary midfielder might be at an enormously matured age. However, he still happens to have a fascination for video gaming. He had once said that he was given an option between wine and a Playstation, as he chose the latter. Besides playing FIFA, he takes interests in video games of other genres, like God of War, Star Wars, etc.

Marcus Rashford
The Manchester United striker is having a great time at Old Trafford. Nonetheless, he also happens to be a gamer, which is his favourite pass time. He has recently owned the brand new PlayStation 5 and shared a picture of the same on social media. Although he has not revealed his favourite games, one of them indeed has to be FIFA. Nonetheless, he likes to play the games solo, besides occasionally playing competitively when he is in the mood.

Jesse Lingard
The English striker, who plays for West Ham United, is also an avid video gamer. Apparently, when not playing football, video gaming is the only thing he does on most occasions, as he just loves to play FIFA on his console more than on the field. He once revealed that he plays it more when he has lost a game on the field, as it is a means of therapy.

Antoine Griezmann
The French striker, who plays for Barcelona, struggles to lead his side to a glorious season. Nonetheless, he leads an extraordinary life outside the field, as he is an enthusiastic video gamer. He prefers playing it on his XBOX, while he also carries the console with him regularly, even during away games. He is an avid fan of the game Fortnite.

Neymar
The Brazilian and Paris Saint-Germain striker is young and has a fascination for video games. Interestingly, he prefers playing both on console and personal computer, as he also has a customised PC. Among the games, he prefers Pro Evolution Soccer over FIFA, while he also has interests in other games, like Fortnite, Call of Duty, GTA and even NBA. He even has his YouTube gaming channel.