West Ham United's eSports player Sean 'Dragonn' Allen is facing accusations of scamming a player who beat him in a play-for-cash competitive FIFA 16 match.
Allen finished runner up in the 2016 FIFA Interactive World Cup in March and was rewarded for his video game talents in May with a contract at West Ham, who sponsor him and gave him the No.50 shirt.
He's ranked second in the world at FIFA 16 but allegedly refused to pay the £100 he owed Dutch opponent Dani Hagebeuk last Wednesday for losing two games 2-1.
Allen is claimed to have blocked his fellow FIFA player on Facebook when he pursued his payment and his aggrieved opponent took to social media to share evidence of the "big scam" and vent his anger at the situation.
"I'm really disappointed and I think it is really stupid that he did this because getting the opportunity to play for FIFA for a big club like West Ham is really small," Dani wrote on Facebook.
"I hope everybody will share this because I don't want to let him get away with this big scam."
Allen, who was the first player to be signed by a Premier League club in the UK, appeared to address the accusations indirectly on Twitter, writing: "There's two sides of every story [sic]."
There's 2 sides of every story 🙂
— Sean Allen (@Dragonn_WHUFC) August 22, 2016
When asked to provide "the other side" by another Twitter user, Allen said "I will, when the time is right" but declined to give any further details.
The reigning FIFA Interactive World Cup winner, Mohamad Al-Bacha, who beat Allen in the final in New York five months ago, has waded in by demanding that his eSports rival "pay out" and warned "don't let me put pictures of the conversation out".
@Dragonn_WHUFC please pay out the 100£ to my friend that you owe him over 2 wager games. Don't let me put pictures of the conversation out!
— Mohamad Al-Bacha (@mobacha_) August 19, 2016
Goal has reached out to West Ham United for comment but the club's media department hasn't responded yet. We'll update the story if they do.
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