José Fonte and Éder are the first footballers to enter the world of NFTs
With two digital works that retrace his careers
May 11th, 2021
Already stars of European and Portuguese football, José Fonte and Éder are the first two players to launch into the world of NFTs with the creation of some digital works of art ready to be auctioned. Available on the OpenSea website, the NFTs were created in collaboration with Jedi3 to highlight unique moments and aspects of the two players' careers.
Fonte talked about his ladder to success and all the obstacles to get to the EURO 2016 victory, while Éder wanted to recreate a digital version of the boot used to score the winning goal in the European final against France. They will be part of the first drop 10 digital limited editions of Éder's right boot, ten digital limited editions of José Fonte's journey to the European Championship and a "masterpiece" version of Éder's boot that will also include the original boot in the digital form. used by the Portuguese footballer.
Part of the proceeds will be donated to charity to two associations chosen by the players following their social commitment with local and national associations. The choice of José Fonte and Éder just follows that of many other athletes from the NBA and NFL world. It will certainly be interesting to understand how the world of cryptocurrencies can meet that of football, but above all what the response of the fans will be to such a novelty.