Meet the Popular Twitch Streamer Shooting For IRL Soccer Success – D Magazine

Edwin Castro is a master of virtual soccer. He is one of the most popular FIFA video game streamers in the world, with tens of thousands tuning in to watch live as he cracks jokes, makes expressive faces, and dominates opponents under the handle Castro1021. The 31-year-old is good at this. You don’t accumulate 3.7 million Twitch followers, another 2 million on YouTube, and 1.5 million on Twitter if you’re not doing something right. That fame has led to appearances in commercials, invitations to visit the stadium of his beloved Manchester United, and the ability to travel to basically any match around the world that may pique his interest. Now the North Texas resident is trying to carry his virtual success into the physical world, putting together the best combination of flesh-and-blood players rather than their digital avatars. The streamer is the owner of Dallas United, one of 32 teams taking part in The Soccer Tournament, a madcap, small-sided competition kicking off June 1 in North Carolina with a $1 million winner-take-all prize.  If that sounds familiar, it’s because the event borrows heavily from its hoops predecessor, The Basketball Tournament, which began as something of a free-for-all March Madness. Anyone
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