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Cristiano Ronaldo broke another record, although this time he did not do it directly with his prowess on a soccer field, but by starring in the sale of an NFT for an unprecedented figure in the fantasy football market of Sorare.
As Sorare posted through his account on Twitter, the collectible card of the Portuguese footballer for the 2020-2021 season was sold for USD 289,920.
Sorare spokesmen exclusively commented to CriptoNoticias that Cristiano Ronaldo’s NFT was bought by a user who, just a couple of weeks ago, also bought a unique letter from French coach Zinedine Zidane.
Said user, with the pseudonym ‘Camembert’, assured that ‘99% of people probably think that it is stupid to spend so much on something that you cannot’ touch ‘”. However, in his view, Sorare’s NFT can be seen not only as a collectible but as a card with which you can play and “get rewards.”
“Camembert” commented that “teenagers spend more than 7 hours a day on a screen, so it seems natural that younger generations want to collect things online.”
In the same vein, the member of the Sorare community stated that, in his childhood, he collected player cards and album cards. And, in his view, what exists in Sorare takes that hobby to a new level, with the possibility of even buying or selling to people anywhere in the world in a matter of seconds.
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Regarding Cristiano Ronaldo, the Sorare user explained that he is a «football legend forever» and that the purchase of his collectible did not respond to any kind of speculation: «for me, Cristiano is priceless».
Sorare ranks among the top NFT platforms
The market for collectible tokens (NFTs) has been growing rapidly in recent months. And in this context, Sorare has played an important role, as one of the leading platforms in this industry in the sports field.
Currently, the soccer collectibles platform ranks among the top NFT trading sites, according to data from NonFungible. In the past week, Sorare ranked third among the platforms listed by that site, with nearly $ 3 million in trading volume.
The sale of the Cristiano Ronaldo collectible only confirms the weight Sorare has gained in the market and among fans. Put in perspective, the almost $ 300,000 paid by “Camembert” exceeds the NFT of LeBron James which sold for $ 208,000 on NBA’s Top Shot collectibles platform. And it also surpasses the physical card of the forward Erling Haaland sold by the German Bundesliga for about $ 124,000.
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