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Interview: Fnatic’s UK FIFA player Sam “Poacher” Carmody

Interview: Fnatic’s UK FIFA player Sam “Poacher” Carmody

Dominic Sacco
1 min read | 7 Mar 2018

We spoke to 18-year-old Sam “Poacher” Carmody, a UK FIFA pro who plays for Fnatic/AS Roma and will be participating in the Gfinity Elite Series this month.

The interview covers off how he got into esports, his thoughts on the evolving competitive FIFA scene, his ambitions and the pressure of playing under an organisation as well-known as Fnatic.

Check out the full interview with Poacher here.

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