Through a tournament on the EA Sports FC 24 game played on PlayStation, the Portuguese Football Federation is offering the opportunity to meet Eder, who has become an icon since he scored his goal in 2016.
Eder, the UEFA Euro 2016 finalist, ended his career last May to take up a position in the Portuguese Football Federation. At the age of 36, he detailed his role in an interview with Pedro Pinto Podcast 1 paragraph 1,: “I will be supporting the youth teams, particularly the U-15, U-16 and U-19 teams. I will be around the young players on a regular basis. I hope to learn with them, and be able to pass on my simple, high-level knowledge to them. I will also have a role in the whole solidarity part, which The Portuguese Football Federation will carry out a certain number of campaigns for it and they have chosen me to be part of it. For me, it is a pleasure, compared to the past, to be able to contribute to helping others and developing these operations.“I trust.”
On Tuesday, June 18, Portugal entered the UEFA Euro 2024 competitions by defeating the Czech Republic (2-1), and on this occasion, the Portuguese Football Federation launched the event. In partnership with Playstation, it created the “Eder Challenge,” a virtual soccer tournament on EA Sports FC 24. The promised reward? The winner will get to meet the former Mastiff (2016-18) during a period “Unique experience” In Cidade do Futebol as well as many other classic games.
