GABRIEL JESUS has been banned from popular video game Counter-Strike 2 for “cheating”.
The Arsenal striker has reportedly spent thousands on different features on the game.
However, Jesus has now lost access to his account after being hit with a Valve anti-cheat (VAC) ban by the developers.
In response, the forward has pleaded to be unbanned on social media by sharing a link to his profile on X, formerly Twitter.
He wrote: “Hi @counterstrike my account received a VAC ban unfairly, can you help me? Follow the account link and print of the ban.”
Counter-Strike 2 is a tactical first-person shooter which is popular amongst Brazilian footballers, including Neymar and Casemiro.
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Jesus has reportedly spent £31,500 on skins in the game, including £630 on a customised M4A1-S Hot Rod gun.
His ban has left him unable to get any of that money back, though, with trading items prohibited when banned.
The 26-year-old, who has seven goals for the Gunners this season, has previously streamed gameplay on Twitch.
10,000 viewers even tuned in to watch him play Counter-Strike with Brazil team-mate Neymar.
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What is Counter-Strike 2?
Counter-Strike 2 is a multiplayer first-person shooter released by Valve in September 2023.
The video game is the fifth instalment in the Counter-Strike series and is playable on PC through Windows and Linux.
Players are split into two teams and pitted against each other in a variety of objective based game modes.
Other famous players include actor Henry Cavill, rapper Soulja Boy and former UFC champion Chris Weidman.
His VAC ban looks set to prevent him from doing so again, however, with the bans usually permanent.
Applied for several different reasons, VAC bans are most commonly handed out for cheating, with players known to use software to aid their in-game performance.
However, the bans have been handed out by mistake before and can be overturned if given as a result of an error from developers Valve.
There has so far been no word as to the offence Jesus is believed to have committed.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
