Soccer


Markets

Sports Fan Tokens Rally Ahead of FIFA World Cup, Defying Crypto Market Gloom

Socios.com’s CHZ jumped 11% in a day, while fan tokens of national soccer teams of Portugal and Argentina are up 50% and 28%, respectively, amid mounting anticipation for the soccer World Cup.

A number of traders and crypto enthusiasts are investing in World Cup-themed tokens. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

Web3

Binance Puts Ronaldo NFTs in Spotlight With First-Ever Global Ad Campaign

The famous footballer's inaugural NFT collection launched on Friday, with Binance calling out "bad players."

Cristiano Ronaldo. (Gualter Fatia/Getty Images)

Finance

Italy's AC Milan Launches NFT Game With MonkeyLeague

The new partnership with an esports franchise signals the soccer champion’s latest step forward into the web3 world.

AC Milan – Serie A Scudetto trophy (Chris Ricco/Getty Images)

Finance

FIFA Embraces NFTs Tied to Classic Games Highlights for World Cup 2022

The clips of soccer action are connected to the Algorand blockchain and will be released ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

La FIFA lanzará NFTs con jugadas destacadas de la historia del Mundial. (Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto.com Pulls Plug on $495M Champions League Sponsorship Deal: Report

Regulatory concerns in Europe prompted the firm to scrap the deal.

Crypto.com pulls out of Champions League sponsorship deal (Janosch Diggelm/Unsplash)

Layer 2

Betting Platform BetDEX Labs Likes the Odds for Its Decentralized Sports Exchange

Chairman Nigel Eccles wants to cut out the middleman, and thinks a Solana protocol is the way to go, he told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Nigel Eccles, in a photo from 2015 (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Getty Images)

Markets

Sports Tokens Surge After Socios.com Gets Regulatory Approval in Italy

The fan token market cap is up almost 100% from last month, according to FanMarketCap data. 

A fan of Liverpool FC during the final match of the UEFA Champions League between Liverpool and Real Madrid (Oleg Dubyna/Flickr)

Finance

Socios Owner Invests $100M in FC Barcelona's Web3 Efforts

Chiliz has acquired a 24.5% stake in Barca Studios, the Spanish soccer giant's digital-content creation arm.

Camp Nou, Estadio del FC Barcelona. (Tim Roosjen/Unsplash)

Finance

Two Soccer Teams Transfer a South American Player Using USDC, But There’s Collateral Damage

The news was hailed as a historic event for South American football, but it could bring unexpected consequences for Argentinian club Banfield, amid local FX restrictions. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sports Week.

Giuliano Galoppo, middle, playing for Banfield. (Rodrigo Valle/Getty Images)

Layer 2

‘My Bet Is on Bitcoin,’ Pro Soccer Player Says

Alex Crognale of the Birmingham Legion FC of the USL Championship league sees the digital asset as a way to store his wealth. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sports Week.

Alex Crognale (Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images).

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