The Fan Controlled Football League (FCF) is gearing up for its second season after closing a $40 million Series A led by Animoca Brands and Delphi Digital, the league announced Wednesday.The FCF is an alternative professional sports league where fans vote on real-time decisions for their team, including play calling and roster management.“We call the league a real-life video … [Read more...] about ‘Fan Controlled Football League’ Goes Crypto With $40M Investment From Animoca, Delphi
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Arsenal football club in dispute with ASA over ‘irresponsible’ crypto ad
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), a body that oversees advertising in the United Kingdom, is cracking down on non-compliant crypto advertisements. Earlier this year, Arsenal became one of the many football clubs to collaborate with blockchain firm Chilliz and launch a fan token. On August 12 this year, the club promoted its fan token AFC on its official Facebook page, … [Read more...] about Arsenal football club in dispute with ASA over ‘irresponsible’ crypto ad
German football league Bundesliga hops on the NFT bandwagon
German top-flight football league, Bundesliga, has joined the growing list of sporting leagues that are taking advantage of Non Fungible Tokens (NFT). Its commercial division, Bundesliga International, has announced a 2-year partnership with football-focused NFT platform, Sorare and sports collectibles company, Topps. Bundesliga and Sorare inks partnership dealSorare, which has … [Read more...] about German football league Bundesliga hops on the NFT bandwagon
Floki Inu to sponsor top Italian football club SSC Napoli
As part of its marketing push, popular meme coin, the Floki Inu project has just added the Italian football giant S.S.C. Napoli to its list of partners through a sponsorship deal announced recently. Floki Inu’s logo to be on Napoli shirtPer the announcement, the sponsorship agreement would see the logo of the Floki Inu token featured on the back of the Italian professional … [Read more...] about Floki Inu to sponsor top Italian football club SSC Napoli
Dutch Football Team AZ Alkmaar to hold Bitcoin
In a statement posted on the club website on Thursday, the Eredivisie side, which finished third in the 2020/2021 Dutch football season, announced crypto broker Bitcoin Meester as its exclusive and official cryptocurrency partner until mid-2024.According to the announcement, the sponsorship deal with be finalized fully in Bitcoin, with the Dutch club stating its intentions to … [Read more...] about Dutch Football Team AZ Alkmaar to hold Bitcoin