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Football star and CEO of KRU Esports Sergio Aguero recently had his Twitch channel suspended. The popular soccer star goes by the moniker "SLAKUN10" on the Amazon-owned platform and has maintained a steady presence on that website since starting his account back in 2020. The news was first reported on Twitter by the automated bot StreamerBans, which also notes that this is his first suspension.
This development has caused quite the furor, with many wondering why the ban hammer has struck Sergio. No official statement has been made by either Twitch or the footballer.
Why was Sergio Aguero banned from Twitch? Reason explored
The former Argentine striker entered the world of esports back in 2020 after founding KRU Esports, which has already made a splash on the competitive scene with their Valorant team. Around the same time, he started streaming on Amazon's platform.
As for the reason behind his recent ban, no official information has been released. But, attempting to visit his Twitch channel, SLAKUN10, does shed some light as to how and why he was suspended. It appears that rather than a generic TOS violation, the reason might have to do with a copyright strike. Here's what the site says when you visit his channel:
"Content from this channel has been removed at the request of the copyright holder."
It seems that the former Manchester City player was watching the May 17 UEFA Champions League Semifinal and may have shown parts of it on the stream, which is a big no-no for Twitch and violates copyright rules. Regardless, here are some Twitter reactions to Aguero's ban, with many referring to City's triumphant victory over Real Madrid:
Since starting in 2020, Aguero has amassed quite a lot of followers on Amazon's platform. At the time of writing, he boasts more than 4.7 million followers. As per Twitch Tracker, Aguero has maintained quite a high viewership over the years and hit an average concurrent viewership of about 6K last week.
