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Sources: Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 purchases Elements’EU LCS spot
德甲聯賽的球隊"FC Schalke 04"買下Elements位於LCS的席位
Today the Esports Observer learnt that long-established German Bundesliga club
FC Schalke 04 has acquired the EU LCS spot of Elements. Multiple sources
confirm the deal which is most likely going to be presented next week. In
November, after a disappointing performance in the Summer Split 2015, Elements
had reportedly invited private bids on the LCS spot already but wasn’t able
to find a buyer after all. The organisation ultimately decided to field a new
roster for the upcoming Spring Split 2016, but only finished 7th place the
third time in a row.
Esports Observer得到了歷史悠久的德甲球隊"FC Schalke 04"將會買下Elements位於LCS
的席位的消息，而且有很多來源證實了這件事將會在下週正式宣佈。
去年在結束了Elements令人失望的2015夏季賽後，隊伍開始招募對於LCS位置的私人投標
(可參考這篇#1MNK1YCu)，不過最終因為沒有找到合適的買家而以失敗作收。
隊伍最終決定為了迎戰即將到來的2016春季賽而籌組了一個新陣容，但是例賽結束後卻只
得到了第七名的成績(ps.連續三次XDDD)。
While FC Schalke 04 isn’t the first sports club that gets into esports—
VfL Wolfsburg, Besiktas Istanbul, or just recently West Ham spring to mind—its
commitment to a top tier esports title like League of Legends marks a new
level. With all the resources available to the 14th-most valuable football
club an impressive new challenger approaches. In terms of operating income,
Schalke possesses the seventh-highest operating income of any football club
more than $60 million. Schalke is the second-largest football club in Germany
and the sixth-largest in the world in terms of memberships.
這段稍微省略，大意是在講也有很多其他投入電子競技的體育隊伍，還有介紹
"FC Schalke 04"，他們是一支很會賺錢而且很成功的足球隊伍。
It looks like 2016 is truly becoming the year when esports went mainstream.
看來2016年將會是電競成為主流的一年。