Dutch icon Gullit switched on by esports


Former Dutch soccer player Ruud Gullit poses with professional eSports players of Team Gullit academy, Dani Visser, Julian van den Berg and Floris Jorna in Amsterdam, Netherlands, December 15, 2017. Picture taken December 15, 2017. Team Gullit/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

LONDON (Reuters) - Ruud Gullit won soccer league titles in Italy and the Netherlands and his flowing dreadlocks, together with Marco van Basten's wondergoal, were the abiding memories of the Dutch side that won the 1988 European Championship.

He also won the Ballon d'Or in 1989 and is regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, but these days most teenagers associate him first and foremost with EA Sports' video game FIFA.

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