{"id":22327,"date":"2022-03-29T14:28:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T13:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=22327"},"modified":"2022-03-29T14:28:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T13:28:36","slug":"lionel-messi-reportedly-signs-20-million-ambassadorial-deal-with-socios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/lionel-messi-reportedly-signs-20-million-ambassadorial-deal-with-socios\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi reportedly signs $20 million ambassadorial deal with Socios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">According to Reuters, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/messi-accepts-psg-tokens-as-partial-payment-after-signing-psg.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7879\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Football star Lionel Messi<\/a> has signed a three-year deal worth more than $20 million with digital fan token firm Socios.com. Lionel Messi will become Socios.com's first global ambassador.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-201.png\" alt=\"Lionel Messi reportedly signs $20 million ambassadorial deal with Socios\" class=\"wp-image-22338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-201.png 781w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-201-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-201-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-201-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-201-750x501.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><figcaption>Lionel Messi reportedly signs $20 million ambassadorial deal with Socios<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Following NFL quarterback Tom Brady and NBA star LeBron James, Messi is the latest global sports figure to enter the crypto realm, and the arrangement is part of a growing wave of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Lionel+Messi+reportedly+signs+%2420+million+ambassadorial+deal+with+Socios&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=Lionel+Messi+reportedly+signs+%2420+million+ambassadorial+deal+with+Socios&aqs=chrome..69i57.1782j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">collaborations between crypto enterprises<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> and soccer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi, whose August transfer from Barcelona included a cryptocurrency payment, will be involved in a media and advertising drive for Socios in the run-up to the World Cup in Qatar, which begins in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the source, Messi's &#8216;ambassador' deal does not include <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/thailand-sec-announces-ban-on-crypto-payments.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21612\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crypto payments<\/a> and is a three-year deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Football club fan token <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fan tokens are a sort of cryptocurrency that allows holders to vote on a variety of minor club decisions. The tokens are increasingly considered by clubs as a source of fresh cash, but they have been criticized by certain supporters groups, who see them as a gimmick that adds to the already rising costs of supporting their teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 130 sporting organizations, including PSG, Barcelona, Juventus, and<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/manchester-city-makes-history-on-metaverse-etihad-to-make-stadium-accessible-to-global-fans.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"20468\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Manchester City<\/a>, have signed arrangements with Socios, which includes the creation of tokens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brady became an ambassador for crypto exchange platform FTX Trading Ltd last year after taking an undisclosed equity position in the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James announced a multi-year relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/crypto-com-becomes-a-sponsor-of-the-world-cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21516\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crypto.com<\/a> in January, a company that recently struck a sponsorship agreement with FIFA, the world soccer regulatory body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Reuters, Football star Lionel Messi has signed a three-year deal worth more than $20 million with digital fan token firm Socios.com. Lionel Messi will become Socios.com&#8217;s first global ambassador. Following NFL quarterback Tom Brady and NBA star LeBron James, Messi is the latest global sports figure to enter the crypto realm, and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":22338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[4289,2146,8524,1615],"class_list":["post-22327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ambassador","tag-fan-token","tag-lionel-messi","tag-socios"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-201.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}