Manchester United's Jesse Lingard kicks off 'Rainbow Six: Siege' esports team

The midfielder is dipping his toes into the world of esports.

Yup, you read that headline right: Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has started a Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege team called Jlingz Esports. Formerly known as Team JLE, Jlingz Esports came about after Lingard acquired the European organization Audacity Esports.

“My JLINGZ brand has been growing for a number of years but to finally dive into esports and add my own teams to JLINGZ is incredible,” said Lingard in a press release. “Esports has everything for me it’s fast-paced and competitive, the community is amazing and it’s been great to have Ubisoft’s support on this journey too. Watch this space, JLINGZ esports is going all the way!”

Lingard shared a video on Twitter announcing Jlingz Esports, which you can check out for yourself below.

Welcome to the squad TEAM JLINGZ esports @JLINGZesports! #RainbowSixSiege #R6UKI #JLINGZ @ubisoft_uk @epicglobalgg pic.twitter.com/OQzZVzrzJU

— Jesse Lingard (@JesseLingard) August 30, 2021

“We’re thrilled to have Jesse on board and look forward to someone who knows all about competing at the highest level bringing his expertise to the UK and Irish scene,” Will Attwood, Esports Marketing Manager from Ubisoft UK, added in the same press release.

“Rainbow Six Esports and the UK & Ireland Nationals are going from strength-to-strength; to have someone as well-known and respected as Jesse Lingard involved is a testament to the game’s enduring popularity within the local esports community.”

From Lingard’s involvement in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege to former Valorant pro Rowan Crothers winning gold at the 2020 Paralympics, traditional sports and esports seem to be having a lot of crossovers lately.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.