Ligue 1 Conforama: Sorare (blockchain) signs licensing agreements with Lyon, Lille and Nantes

Sorare, a French Blockchain startup, is collaborating with three Ligue 1 Conforama clubs - Olympique Lyonnais, LOSC Lille and FC Nantes - from 2020 to include their players on its "fantasy leagues" platform, announced the clubs on 18 and 19/12/2019.

Sorare offers a platform that allows football fans to collect, exchange and play with digital goods related to football. As part of the agreement, the startup will be able to issue crypto-digital cards representing players from the three teams. The Paris-based startup has entered into 33 licensing agreements with European clubs since its launch in 2018 (6,200 cards sold as of 19/12/2019).

"These cards are freely exchangeable on the Sorare market place. Blockchain technology is used to guarantee the authenticity and 'digital rarity' of these cards. Each player, for a given season, is represented by a Single card (worth up to €1,600), Super Rare (10 copies), Rare (100 copies) or Common (unlimited copies, worth between €1 and €5). In Sorare, a team consists of five cards. It is then possible to compete in one or more of the divisions of the…