Tournament organizer ESL has released a documentary video about Ilya m0NESY Osipov, the russian player currently competing for Team Falcons.
Part of the documentary was filmed in Russia. As noted by Ukrainian commentator Oleksii Maletskyi, one of the scenes in the video briefly shows a billboard featuring the slogan "Pride of russia. True Heroes of the russian federation" alongside the image of a Russian serviceman.

UPDATED: ESL Edit m0NESY Video, Blur Out russian army Propaganda Billboard.

Earlier, Football Manager 2026 and FIFAe launched the Curaçao Challenge ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.