eamon digman reports to saint ricketts, who is also an mba and degree in sports management, says he wantsmove esports forward and it's a big milestone for both the physical and digital sporting worlds. >> for the first time ever, a pro athlete has become a top professional, competitive gamer. in the video game equivalent of his sport. former major league soccer player to saint ricketts told us he isn't giving up on the game he loves after leaving the field. he's just trading it in for the digital version. >> it is an opportunity for mls to engage with the new demographic, whether that be in the gamers, whether that be in the younger generation or just, you know, just engaging with the space in a different way. ricketts played for over a decade on the canadian national soccer team, toronto fc and multiple international teams before settling at the vancouver whitecaps. >> the team he now represents in mls as 87 or 87. i'm making history. >> i am the first ex mls player to participate in this event. um, so i want to score the first goal and he thinks he can bring something to the fifa 24 gam