Soccer

Lionel Mess, main figure of Argentina's national soccer team (Gustavo Pagano/Getty Images)
Fan Token Site Socios Sues Argentine Soccer Association for Signing Competing Deal With Binance
A judge issues a preliminary injunction ordering the league to honor its contacts with the site.
Lionel Mess, main figure of Argentina's national soccer team (Gustavo Pagano/Getty Images)

Argentina celebrates its Copa America 2021 victory. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
Binance to Sponsor Argentina’s National Soccer Team, Professional ​​League
The agreement, which will last five years, is the first the global crypto exchange has signed with a national soccer team.
Argentina celebrates its Copa America 2021 victory. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)

Hernanes #15 (center) of Sao Paulo celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal at the Morumbi stadium on Aug. 30, 2020, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso to Sponsor São Paulo Football Club
The three-year partnership with the team will enable fans to purchase tickets and merchandise with cryptocurrencies.
Hernanes #15 (center) of Sao Paulo celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal at the Morumbi stadium on Aug. 30, 2020, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)

Arsenal's Emirates stadium  (Shutterstock)
Arsenal FC Fan Token Ads Criticized by UK Regulator
The Advertising Standards Authority said the ads were irresponsible for trivializing investment in crypto assets.
Arsenal's Emirates stadium  (Shutterstock)

Peter McCormack (CoinDesk archives)
Bitcoin Investor Peter McCormack Buys UK Soccer Club, Has Big Plans to Improve It
The podcast host is chasing a childhood dream with the purchase of a Tier 10 English club that he hopes can eventually make it to the Premier League.
Peter McCormack (CoinDesk archives)

Premier League soccer ball (Getty Images)
Premier League Considering Partnership With NFT Crypto Platform: Report
The U.K.’s top soccer league is also set to investigate the growing links between Premier League clubs and crypto companies.
Premier League soccer ball (Getty Images)

(Matthew Ashton/AMA/Getty Images)
Crypto.com to Sponsor Latin America’s Leading Soccer Competition
The company will serve as an official partner of the CONMEMBOL Copa Libertadores Cup starting in 2023. It plans to develop competition-related NFTs.
(Matthew Ashton/AMA/Getty Images)

Kobe, Japan (isseymatnoh/Pixabay)
Soccer Star Andrés Iniesta Warned by Spanish Regulator After Promoting Binance
“I’m learning how to get started with crypto with @binance,” Iniesta told his 25 million Twitter followers.
Kobe, Japan (isseymatnoh/Pixabay)

A fan holds a sign for the New England Patriots during a game in Foxboro, Mass. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
New England Patriots Partner With Fan Token Site Socios
The NFL team is dabbling with something that had been a European football phenomenon until now.
A fan holds a sign for the New England Patriots during a game in Foxboro, Mass. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

FC Barcelona fans. Credit: Shutterstock/Christian Bertrand
FC Barcelona Joins NFT Rush With Moments From 122 Years of History
The world’s second-most valuable soccer club plans to auction NFTs through the Ownix marketplace.
FC Barcelona fans. Credit: Shutterstock/Christian Bertrand