Picture
Picture Credit score
Matt Winkelmeyer / Workers by way of Getty Photographs, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor by way of Getty Photographs, and Paras Griffin / Stringer by way of Getty Photographs
Picture Alt
Latto, Quavo, and Sexyy Crimson
Picture Dimension
landscape-medium
The NFL and YouTube have tapped two of the world’s largest streamers, Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed, for the star-studded Tremendous Bowl LIX Flag Soccer Sport, slated to happen on Saturday (Feb. 8).
Set to happen in New Orleans, two seven-player groups will face off at 9 p.m. ET solely by way of the video-sharing platform. Workforce Velocity contains Latto, Quavo, Sexyy Crimson, influencer Khabane “Khaby” Lame, PlaqueBoyMax, RDCWorld’s Mark Phillips, Adam W and Diana Flores. In the meantime, Workforce Kai’s roster consists of Duke Dennis, Teyana Taylor, Jordan Chiles, Deestroying, Shedeur Sanders, director Cole Bennett, MMG, and flag soccer champion Ki’Lolo Westerlund.
“By combining YouTube creators, NFL legends, celebrities and artists, we’re creating really distinctive experiences and entry that followers can solely get on YouTube,” YouTube Vice President of Related TV and Artistic Studios Angela Courtin shared in a press assertion. “This underscores our dedication to pushing the boundaries of sports activities leisure, constructing group and delivering recent, partaking content material to a wider viewers than ever earlier than.”
With Druski serving as the pinnacle referee, Cam Newton and Mike Vick will likely be taking up the position of quarterbacks on Velocity’s and Cenat’s respective groups. Plus, Angel Reese can be anticipated to teach for the two-time Streamer of the Yr winner’s lineup.
“Soccer’s been my entire life, and now it’s enjoyable to see it mix with my YouTube channel,” Jason Kelce, who is anticipated to kick off the occasion, instructed Rolling Stone. “This flag soccer sport is an opportunity to study from folks like Wealthy Eisen — he’s a legend in relation to bringing killer NFL content material to YouTube.”
The Tremendous Bowl LIX Flag Soccer Sport serves as one thing to carry soccer followers over forward of Sunday’s (Feb. 9) Huge Sport. The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will face off in opposition to each other, with Kendrick Lamar headlining the occasion’s halftime present.