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Wolfsburg officially ink a FIFA 16 player!

By Marco D'Onofrio

WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 12: Players of Hamburg wave to fans at the end of the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and Hamburger SV at Volkswagen Arena on December 12, 2015 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Bongarts/Getty Images)
WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 12: Players of Hamburg wave to fans at the end of the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and Hamburger SV at Volkswagen Arena on December 12, 2015 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Bongarts/Getty Images) /
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Wolfsburg have officially signed Englishman, David Bytheway, to be the club’s official FIFA 16 representative in tournaments and events. 

Everyone loves to play some video games from time to time, but nobody expects to be able to make a living doing so. For the most part, playing Xbox or Playstation is a great way to relieve stress, kill some time, and have some fun. However, Wolfsburg proved that is not always the case.

On Thursday, the club confirmed that they have signed  David Bytheway to an official contract- even though the transfer window is already over. Bytheway won’t be playing any part on the pitch for the club or even on the bench as a coach, but instead he has been designated as the team’s official FIFA 16 representative.

"“It’s absolutely massive for me the fact that a team like Wolfsburg have got involved with gaming,” Bytheway said in an interview with the BBC, via Goal. “It was just something I was doing at home to start with, just playing my friends and wanting to be the best out of them, and all of a sudden I’m a part of a football club.”"

Bytheway has become renowned across the globe for his FIFA skills, having represented England at the FIFA Interactive World Cup. He will now be dawning the green and white of Wolfsburg every time he plays in a tournament, or creates a video.

The 22-year-old has big dreams for the world of professional video gaming, as he hopes that more teams in leagues across Europe also take up the idea of signing a full-time FIFA player.

"“Right now this move is not exactly historic, but in five years time when we look back at this we’ll think, ‘Wow they really started something here.’ Less than a year I hope before the first Premier League team does this as well.” he added."

While it may be a while before we see the likes of Manchester United or Chelsea signing a video game stud to their squad, Wolfsburg proved on Thursday that the idea may not be as far fetched as one might think.

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