- 'The next Ronaldo, Messi, Michael Jordan will be in esports. That goes without a doubt,' says Orlando Carlo Calumeno, chairman of Türkiye’s first esports club - Industry forecasts estimate that this year, the global esports audience will surpass 640M, with 318M dedicated fans and 322M casual viewers ISTANBUL What if, 20 years from now, people start seeing games like basketball or football, played on actual fields, as relics of the past? While traditional sports have long held the global