Legendary football player Pele prepares his own NFT collection
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, prominently known in the football world as Pele, has become another notable, by virtue of the appreciation of the fast-paced world of non-fungible tokens. The boom of non-fungible tokens has reached the living legend of football star, Pele and is preparing to present his own collection of NFT, dedicated to his legacy.
On May 2, 2021, the three-time winner of the world championship in football will perpetuate his brilliant career on the blockchain platform Ethernity Chain. Fans all over the world are actively purchasing Pele’s physical vintage soccer cards, some of which will be incorporated into the new digital NFTs.
With the first party due to be released on May 2, Ethernity Chain is intending to do more of the sort in the future. It is worth noting that most of the training (90%) will be directed to the funding of Fund Pele. This is a charitable organization whose activities are aimed at providing insight and education to children from the poorer layer of the community around the world.
Before the announcement of plans for the creation of a digital collection of 3D-cards, dedicated to the style of one of the greatest football players of the 20th century, the Ethernity Chain consists of several celebrities. The other company sold NFTs from artist BossLogic, as well as skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
In addition, Ethernity Chain has announced its intention to release a digital collection of the late boxing genius Muhammad Ali. It is interesting that Pele is not the first famous football player who joined the popular NFT sphere. As previously reported, FC Barcelona superstar Gerard Piqué became a strategic advisor for the NFT platform Sorare, which only happened a few months after his team issued the official Barcelona fans tokens.
NFT has also entered other sports, including some of the most renowned US leagues – National Basketball Association, Major League of Baseball and National Football League. This year, the outstanding American football player Tom Brady will launch an NFT-platform called Autograph, the purpose of which is to develop unique digital products.
The general director of Toronto Blue Jaus Mapk Shapiro drew up a potential interaction between fans and NFT-tokens and confirmed that a GLB league looking way for realizing these pros.
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