The FIH believes that participation won’t suffer on the pitch after a five-year deal was inked to produce the sport’s first official hockey manager game on mobile.

A partnership was inked with Swedish gaming outfit Gold Town Games, which plans to relase at the end of 2021 and will be free to download.

Thierry Weil, FIH chief executive, said: “This is really relevant. For me it is a good way to engage with our fans and make other non hockey fans.