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World Service,1 min

Meet Saudi Arabia's virtual FIFA World Cup champion

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Dubbed the virtual equivalent to the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final takes place in London this week - as professional gamers from all around the world battle it out to become world champion. Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Alshehri won the competition in 2015 and, after meeting Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, travelling the world and earning $20,000 in prize money, he says his life has changed completely. Photo: Abdulaziz Alshehri (Getty Images)

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