Soccer groups have been regularly getting into the crypto and blockchain world, now it’s England Soccer Affiliation’s flip. This information comes from an announcement from the organisation stating that it’s within the technique of creating a brand new NFT platform.
As a part of this identical assertion, to get it off the bottom, the FA is on the lookout for a long-term token platform associate; publishing a Request for Proposal (RFP) on its web site.
Whereas this sounds relatively mundane, the RFP itself is a veritable grab-bag of FA-exclusive mental property, and a uncommon alternative for any associate to immortalise English soccer on blockchain:
“Mental Property [IP] featured within the RFP to provide NFTs embody present England participant names and nicknames, authorised England match footage, participant imagery, images and curated content material, the Three Lions and Lionesses logos, The FA and St George’s Park logos, imagery of FA-owned artefacts akin to England Caps, and St George’s Park footage and imagery.”
The Soccer Affiliation’s Industrial Director – Navin Singh – doubled down on the chance for any searching for associate with the organisation:
“That is an thrilling alternative for us to construct a brand new long-term platform across the FA manufacturers and the England groups for the advantage of the sport.”
He additionally continued additional to underpin the worth proposition for followers too, particularly throughout a time of uncomfortable conversations surrounding who funds a few of the illustrious golf equipment inside the FA:
“As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re at all times exploring progressive and viable methods to capitalise on new expertise to assist develop our fanbase and supply much-needed funding again into the English sport.”
After all, with the successes of the England Girls’s Staff (Lionesses), it’s vital to notice that this platform shall be of profit to each mens and ladies’s divisions.
For extra particulars, take a look at the complete assertion right here.
