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Kroenke closes in on League of Legends team slot

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) is closing in on a deal to acquire a slot in esports’ League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), according to ESPN.

KSE - which was founded by Stan Kroenke and owns English Premier League club Arsenal, the NBA basketball league’s Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche NHL ice hockey team - has reportedly agreed to pay $30.25m (£23.8m/€26.7m) for Echo Fox’s place in the championship.

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