Zinedine Zidane becomes an ambassador for Sorare, a fantasy football blockchain platform with unique digital cards to collect.
It is symbolic that the announcement of the appointment of Zinedine Zidane as Ambassador of Sorare was made on Tuesday, July 12, 24 years after the victory of the French team over Selesao Ronaldo in the 1998 World Cup. On this occasion, NFT collectible cards with the image of Zinedine Zidane will soon be released.
We’re proud to enter a multi-year partnership with football legend Zinedine Zidane to celebrate his career! 🤝
To mark this new partnership, we’re launching one of our most iconic Legend cards to date: Zizou’s ’98 France national team cards. 🇫🇷🏆 #OwnYourGame pic.twitter.com/l5sE49prww
“I grew up watching Zidane win the World Cup for France in 1998. This partnership with one of the world’s greatest footballers has been a dream come true for us,” says Nicolas Giulia enthusiastically. Our mission is to connect and engage the fans in a great game, and Zidane shares this vision,” says Nicolas Giulia, co-founder of Sorare.
Sorare continues his ascent
Zizou joins other French football leaders such as Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann on the adventure of Sorare. It is a flagship French tech startup that is now valued at four billion euros and boasts almost two million players worldwide without any advertising. Sorare’s main mission is to look forward to partnering with players, clubs and national teams to capture the attention of fans. After football, Sorare will move into Major League Baseball (MLB), the North American sports organization that includes the National League and the American League.