LEC, Riot’s European esports league, named NEOM as a sponsor for its summer 2020 season, an announcement that rapidly faced criticism from players, es
Riot Games’ League of Legends European Championship (LEC) looks to be one of the few major organizations that kept its Pride-flavored Twitter icons beyond the month of June, but now that visual promise of inclusion and support is incongruently paired with the announcement that NEOM is sponsoring LEC’s Summer 2020 season.
The announcement, which praised Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project as a groundbreaking addition to its sponsorship lineup, rapidly faced criticism online, including messages of disappointment from prominent players, esports casters, and Riot Games devs alike.
