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23 February 2022, Belgrade, Zug

One of the most successful basketball clubs in Europe with 48 trophies and most notably the European
Champion trophy at the Final Four of the EuroLeague in Istanbul in 1992 is the first basketball club in the world embracing the power of blockchain technology, digitalisation, and tokenization by signing a 5-year partnership with Swiss-based Sports Tech company Blocksport. The partnership aims to develop new digital ways for fans to be more involved with the club starting with the launch of a new interactive app for fans which will see engagement and digitalization for PARTIZAN BC fans reach a new level. It will be followed by the launch and release of Partizan’s own Fan Tokens, which will be utility based, hence totally non speculative, and also NFTs which will give a global audience an opportunity to own some of the most magical moments and digital assets in Partizan’s rich history. With this contract, PARTIZAN BECAME FIRST BASKETBALL CLUB IN THE WORLD to fully embrace the power of blockchain technology and tokenization.

The first stage of the multi-year partnership will feature the launch of Partizan’s own Fan App to engage clubs’
fans with unique gamification features like fan voting, chats, predictions, and a fan rating system, as well as
many other benefits. It will create a unique digital space for all fans and in parallel also the launch of a Fan
Token and NFTs as Partizan BC closely work with Blocksport to evaluate and enter the world of blockchain
technologies in the best possible way, making sure the interest of the club and the interest of the fans is at the
heart of this partnership.

Dejan Kijanovic, CEO at PARTZIAN BC added:

“PARTIZAN is a basketball club with rich history and we are very proud to be the world’s first basketball club
fully embracing the power of blockchain technology, digitalisation and tokenization. We are also very excited to
introduce more ways for fans to be involved with their beloved club by developing our digital community
through the platform that Blocksport can provide. Matching our sport ambitions with a next-level platform for fans is important as we prepare some very interesting way of interaction which will additionally strengthen
already very strong bond The Club and The Fans

Vladimir Liulka, CEO and Co-Founder at Blocksport said:

“The partnership with the basketball giants such as Partizan BC is very important for us at Blocksport as we
believe that we have found in Partizan the club with rich history, huge level of success as well as the advanced
understanding what this partnership can bring to the club and their fans too. As we have recently mentioned
in the global press, Blocksport is not looking for customers but partners who understand or are willing to learn
to understand the nature of this opportunity, and are in it for a long haul. Our partnerships are built on
empowerment, trust, and a huge value proposition for the sports industry and because of that we see huge
benefits for clubs such as PARTIZAN BC and are thrilled and excited to unlock the significant digital potential
for the club and their fan base too! Serbia is the hub of talent and huge potential, be it in basketball, football
or tennis (and many other sports such as waterpolo, rugby, handball) and due to the successful history and the
fact that many of its biggest stars ended up playing for the biggest NBA and other top European clubs, many of
whom coming out of PARTIZAN BC infrastructure, we are looking forward to the next steps and the launch of
Partizan’s digital assets, first their Fan App, and then Fan Tokens and NFTs. It is important to state that our
tokens are non-speculative, hence we call them utility tokens, and for that reason they are only sold through
our platform and official club application. Hence, no club or federation is forced to list their tokens (digital
assets) at known or unknown crypto exchanges -which opens itself to all sorts of unwanted crypto traders,
taking control of the future of the club’s digital currency and being at their mercy-. A listing is something that can be discussed and even executed in the future but that is never our first point of action. We are here to
serve the interest of the club and its fans. Today’s clubs’ boards and senior management must do the right
thing by their fans. It is ok to want to create new revenues not only to survive in today’s super challenging and
highly competitive sporting environment, but also to win too. However they must choose credible and
transparent partners who will help them to do so and they must do it with a high level of integrity and
responsibility no matter how attractive that multi million pound cheque looks like. And we find PARTIZAN KK
and its management to be exactly that.

Vladimir Stevanovic, Blocksport Representative for the Balkans, added:

“This partnership is a milestone for Blocksport’s expansion in Serbia and the Balkans region as a whole. We
have been working very hard over the past year to find the best way to introduce Blocksport to clubs who are
not only the leaders in their sport but also those who are aligned with the innovation and digitalisation within
the sport industry and from the first meetings with Partizan’s management, it was evident that they wanted to
lead by example and they wanted to lead the way in the basketball world, not only in Serbia and the Balkans
but in the world too. ”
It is very hard to sum up all playing legends whose paths crossed Partizan KK, the club whose players and
coaches made a huge positive contribution and impact on the European and world basketball by being the club
that has ‘produced’ the biggest number of NBA players and changed the perception the Americans used to
have about European basketball. And now that same club is leading the way when it comes down to 21 st
century digital strategy and blockchain technology.

About PARTIZAN KK

PARTIZAN BC is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is part of the multi-sports
Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball
Association, and competes in the ABA League, the EuroCup and in the Basketball League of Serbia. Since 1945,
Partizan is the holder of 21 national champion titles and also won 16 national basketball cups, 6 Adriatic
championships and 1 ABA League Supercup. Partizan legends include the basketball legends such Danilovic,
Divac, Paspalj, Kicanovic, Dalipagic, Aleksandar Đorđević who is notable for his historic buzzer-beater in 1992
EuroLeague Final which ranks among the most famous shots in basketball history and its current coach Zeljko
Obradovic, as well as some of the best in the world at the moment, such as NBA player Bogdan Bogdanovic.
They also won 3 Korać Cups in 1978, 1979 and 1989 and participated in four Euroleague Final Fours. In
September 2009, Partizan became the first and to this day the only Serbian team to play an official game
against an NBA team.

About BLOCKSPORT

Blocksport is an innovative Technology provider providing solutions for the sports industry. The blockchain-
focused Sports Tech was founded in 2019 in Zug, Switzerland. Today, the company’s flagship product serves
over 40 clients globally and among them top clubs including Empoli FC, Dynamo Kyiv, OHL, Metalist, Partizan BC, to name a few.

Ukrainian top-tier football club will start its partnership with our company with the launch of an official fan application for all the “Sailors” fans all over the world. The app will be launched soon bring a higher level of fan engagement to all the FC Chornomorets fans.

Blocksport mobile app gives an opportunity not only to get all club services like ticketing, merchandise sale, news, but also provides fan engagement features like gamification through fan missions, fan ratings, predictions, and chats. With fan app, FC Chornomorets fans will have their own digital space. 

Blocksport is a Swiss-based SportsTech company that provides digitalization and tokenization in esports and traditional sports. Blocksport already has 30+ partners and is known for Ukraine by cooperation with Metalist 1925 and Dynamo Kyiv, they also have international partners like Empoli FC, Salford Red Devils, and ARIS BC. 

FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from Odesa city. With 2 domestic cups and a big fan audience, it is one of the most popular football brands in Ukraine and currently plays in Premier League. Chornomorets is also known for Igor Belanov – one of three Ukrainian “Golden Ball” winners and participating in Europa League playoffs not long ago. 

FC Chornomorets is very optimistic about the app launch: “We are very excited about the partnership with Blocksport. Fan application today is a necessity for a football club. For the past few weeks, our club seriously renewed our strategy of cooperation with fans and application is an important part of it. Club in a smartphone – is today’s trend! Match results, highlights, photos, and news from social media – everything will be available for our fans in one app. Ticketing is also an important feature so everybody can buy match tickets directly in the app. Download and be closer to our club!”

Vladimir Liulka, CEO of Blocksport: “Chornomorets is a well-known brand not only in Odesa and Ukraine, and its fan base needs modern and exciting ways of communication with beloved club. We believe that it will be the beginning of a long-term partnership between our organization and together we will bring new levels of fan engagement and digitalization for all the “Sailors” fans”

What is a utility fan token?

Utility fan tokens are digital assets that give sports fans a unique ‘money can’t buy’ experience by purchasing clubs’ fan tokens which in return offer those fans special benefits in relation to their beloved club or athlete including poll voting on the certain club and team-related decisions but more importantly the special and privileged status when it comes down to the direct engagement between fans and clubs. Generally speaking, it works like a special digital currency between the club and its fans, which increases both the fan engagement as well as special fan benefits dependent on the level of Fan Token ownership and each club’s definition of benefits these utility tokens have to offer. Hence in comparison to highly speculative, trading tokens, utility tokens are not designed for trading and speculating on their value and their price, but most importantly for strengthening of relationship and improvement of direct engagement between clubs and fans, entering and re-defining a new, digital relationship between the two.

Why utility fan tokens from Blocksport are unique?

You may have already seen that not only does Blocksport offer utility fan tokens for sports clubs and their fans; the main differentiating point between us and the rest of the marketplace is that we push for real fan engagement in close cooperation with all our partners. We see all clubs, federations, leagues, teams, and athletes we work with as our partners, not as our customers, and we treat every sports organization in a unique way.

On one hand, many sports tech businesses claim that they provide and offer utility tokens, but instead of this they offer a low level of fan engagement and provide perks only through giveaways between token holders.

On the other hand, they also list tokens from day 1 on various crypto exchanges which in return attracts the attention of speculative crypto traders whose main motivation is to make money on such tokens, so they become just speculative tokens with a volatile price and a high risk of failure. What makes the situation dangerous for both fans and sports organization is the fact that they rely on the outcome of such trading activities with zero control in the process. Our approach to it all is very different – we discuss the establishment of digital memberships through the ownership of Fan Tokens and various benefits fans will qualify for.

How does a digital membership work?

Digital membership is a level of perks and influence fans can have by purchasing tokens. Let’s imagine that we have 3 levels of such memberships; Bronze, Silver, and Gold. So as a fan you buy 10 tokens of your favourite club and get a Bronze membership with a right to qualify and earn some special bonuses and discounts from the club such as access to special webinars with the club’s best player and the right to vote for some minor decisions related to your club. With 50 tokens and Silver membership, this fan will have the right to ask questions in those AMA sessions with players and to take part in more important voting opportunities the club offers to its fans from time to time. So if the club is ready to deliver those options fans will see a real value in being a digital member of the club. On the other side, tokens will not return to clubs from fans so it will become a reliable new source of revenue which is fair and transparent to all.

Why does Blocksport offer a win-win opportunity for fans and clubs?

We offer a win-win solution to clubs and fans because digital memberships make you feel like you are a part of the club anywhere in the world together with other fans like you. The price is stable and not volatile because fans are the base of fan token holdings. Clubs and other sports organizations create and introduce a new and stable source of revenue for themselves; they also build a new digital relationship with their fans all over the world no matter how far they are from each other which in return builds stronger loyalty that will also create new revenue streams for years to come.

There is no risk of utility token devaluation because most tokens are in the hands of real fans, not speculative traders, who will be interested in having more tokens and a higher level of membership in the future. That’s why the solution is ‘safe’ and good for both sides. Of course, we do not stop clubs from listing their tokens at some point in the future, but we do insist that it does not happen from day 1.

Learn more about our fan token strategy on our blog: https://blocksport.ioblogs/

Fan Tokens can be a game-changing tool for fan engagement in sports, they can really make you feel an even more integral part of your beloved club and deepen the connection between clubs and their fans. But why are there so many speculations and concerns about fan tokens?

Now, many companies use big sports brands and their fan bases to promote tokens that are sadly not focused on fans and they don’t give fans real opportunities to play part in the life of their favorite club. Such tokens are highly speculative; they might give an opportunity to access faster revenues where tokens are sold – via media and social media- and, sometimes in huge amounts through listing on crypto exchanges where new token owners are not fans but speculative crypto traders. However, those crypto traders who purchase tokens from many clubs and other sporting properties in the hope that they might go up in value, ‘dump’ them in the marketplace if they don’t, which in return drives the value of those tokens down or at times completely collapses them, leaving 10-20% of token holders (who are the club’s true long-standing fans) with nothing of value in return for their genuine investment into their club.

But how can fan tokens build and create those unique digital relationships between fans and clubs? Only through the real fan engagement options and the values for fans with a genuine offering of such tokens, to fans with real and tangible benefits for fans as token holders. Additionally, with owners partnering up with right partners and platforms. At Blocksport we have 2 main objectives in order to create a win-win situation for all parties involved.

Firstly, to bring fan engagement to create decent demand for tokens from real fans. We discuss options with the club and execute together to demonstrate the true value of a token. There are many options available to clubs and some of those include the launch of new digital memberships for fans who become token holders and who benefit in return.
So called utility tokens are all about benefits for fans and each club will be able to orchestrate all sorts of perks that will reward those hard core fans who end up playing part of this new exciting digital era.

Secondly, is to make our tokens non-speculative, we call them utility tokens, and for that reason they are only sold through our platform and official club application. Hence, no club or federation is forced to list their tokens (digital assets) at known or unknown crypto exchanges -which opens itself to all sorts of unwanted crypto traders, taking control of the future of the club’s digital currency and being at their mercy-. A listing is something that can be discussed and even executed in the future but that is never our first point of action.

Our idea is not to show fast numbers but to create a lifetime partnership through tokens between fans and their favourite clubs, leagues, or federations and to showcase Blocksport as a transparent and devoted partner who is in it for a long haul.

Samir Ceric, Blocksport COO says: “Regularly speaking to senior management of clubs, leagues, and federations, it is evident that the fear about tokenization is increasing not decreasing with more and more big-name clubs canceling contracts with Fan Token and NFT providers.

Frankly, I am not at all surprised by that as there’s been a huge commercial angle built to exploit clubs and federations’ fan bases with no care what happens to the genuine fans and their hard-earned money they invested into those digital assets because of their allegiance to the clubs they love and support. Sporting entities and properties, be it a football club, rugby club or basketball club are not your ordinary businesses where only the bottom line matters. Many of them are more than 100 years old; they were there before today’s sports tech, fintech and other digital business owners, investors, and shareholders; and they will be here for another 100 years when none of today’s big hitters will be around; hence we must do all we can to protect the interest and integrity of these fans. Today’s club owners must do the right thing for their fans too. It is ok to want to create new revenues not only to survive in today’s super challenging and highly competitive sporting environment but also to win too.

However, you must choose credible and transparent partners who will help you to do so and you must do it with a high level of integrity and responsibility no matter how attractive that multi-million pound cheque looks. That is only designed to wet your short-term appetite, as well as risk the exploitation of your most valuable asset, your fan base. And because of the fact that Blocksport is not looking for customers but partners who understand or are willing to learn to understand the nature of this opportunity, and are in it for a long haul, we are starting to change the negative perceptions many clubs and federations senior management officials might have about this space. And today we are engaged in serious conversations with some of Europe’s tier 1 and 2 clubs, leagues, federations, sports agencies and athletes.

Our partnerships are built on empowerment, trust, and a huge value proposition for the sports industry and because of that we see huge benefits for athletes, clubs, leagues, and federations and are thrilled and excited to unlock the significant digital potential for all participants!”

14 January 2022, London, Büdingen, Zug 

Blocksport, a leading SportsTech solutions provider, and RESULT Sports, a Pioneer in Digital Sports, have signed a strategic partnership with the main objective to lead the way in the sports industry when it comes down to digitalization and commercialization, leading by best practices and educating the industry in the process.

Innovative applications and solutions from Blocksport meet Digital Enablement, as RESULT Sports works with some of the biggest brands and organizations around the world, with the likes of AS Roma, FC Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Shakhtar Donetsk, the DFB, ÖFB, EHF, CEV, and UEFA.

Samir Ceric, the newly appointed Chief Operation Officer of Blocksport as well as Chief Strategy Officer of RESULT Sports, said: “I am thrilled with the fact that this week RESULT Sports and Blocksport have officially joined forces in this exciting strategic partnership announcement. Having personally known the founders and CEOs of both companies, Mario Leo and Vladimir Liulka, and being an integral part of both companies and their global plans, I recognized the uniqueness behind both companies as well as the ambition, determination, and commitment of both founders in democratization and digitalization of the entire sports market, leading by innovation, openness, and transparency. Those characteristics and attitudes of both visionaries have made me want to join their respective companies as well as make this strategic partnership happen. I am very excited about the fact that this partnership also means that we will be working more closely together in the weeks, months, and years to come, combining our networks and energy and becoming a prime example of how generous collaborations in the sports industry create success stories on the global stage. “

Vladimir Liulka, Co-founder & CEO of Blocksport, said:  “Blocksport empowers all our partners to form deeper connections with their communities and fans through innovative fan engagement solutions, be it a fan app, fan token or an NFT in a strong blockchain based eco-system where each club, federation or league can ensure that their fan base is well looked after and there are no risks of fans being compromised. Blocksport cares a lot about its own reputation as well as the reputation of its partners, be it clubs or strategic partners like RESULT Sports, as we are in this for a long haul and are only interested in working with credible and reputable sports entities. And that is what makes me very excited about collaborating with RESULT Sports of Mario Leo. Working with somebody who is held in such high regard across the sports industry and who can personally claim to have been working with the likes of Borussia Dortmund since 2009 on digital strategy when digital was largely just a buzzword, is a huge honor and privilege and I am thankful to our COO Samir Ceric for making this partnership happen. Partnerships like this are what Blocksport wants to do more of. By joining forces, we can surely achieve so much more both individually and more importantly collectively in the space that has clear winners and losers, as well as all sorts of risks associated with picking your partners. I very much look forward to what the future holds for this strategic partnership.”

Mario Leo, Co-founder & CEO of RESULT Sports, said: “RESULT Sports enables athletes, clubs, leagues, and federations to succeed in the digital transformation. With our data-centric approach, we determine real opportunities, quality engagements, and steady growth across all digital platforms. Understanding the data and owning the biggest part of it, is key to succeed in the future. Providing the highest quality and steady value to our partners leads to long-lasting relationships and agreements in the sports industry. Digital is a constant evolution and comes along with always new services, solutions, features, and/ or functions, which often end up in a huge complexity and the challenge to integrate into the overall strategy. That’s where RESULT Sports as the platform is positioned to enable the sports organizations to succeed and include a constant knowledge transfer to enable the success. And this is completely aligned with the mindset of BLOCKSPORT. The partnership is built on empowerment, trust, and a huge value proposition for the sports industry. At the intersection with the large and highly innovative offering of BLOCKSPORT and the analytical, predictable capabilities of RESULT Sports, we see huge benefits for athletes, clubs, leagues, and federations. We are thrilled and excited to unlock the significant digital potential!”

This partnership is designed to be a mutually supportive initiative aimed at the sports marketplace by the two market leaders in their respective fields of digitalization within the sports industry that leads by best practices and ensure the safeguarding of clubs’ and sporting entities’ biggest asset base, which is their fan base. Far too many cases of fan base ‘abuse’ are appearing in the marketplace today, and RESULT Sports and Blocksport want to demonstrate that one can win business and be profitable by ensuring that it can be achieved in an honest and transparent fashion.

About Blocksport

Blocksport is an innovative Technology provider providing solutions for the sports industry. Blockchain-focused Sports Tech was founded in 2019 in Zug, Switzerland. Today, the company’s flagship product serves over 40 clients globally and among the top clubs including Empoli FC, Dynamo Kyiv, OHL, Metalist, Partizan, Red Star, to name a few.

About RESULT Sports

RESULT Sports is a Pioneer in Digital Sports and understands the challenges and unlocks the potential on digital platforms for Athletes, Clubs, Leagues, and Federations for the past 12 years. RESULT Sports’ clients include the likes of Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, City Football Group, AS Roma, Celtic, Benfica as well as the likes of the German or the Austrian Football Association and UEFA.

The official Team Singularity NFTs have been released on the Blocksport platform and can be bought in the official fan app and NFT platform. All fans are able to buy unique digital items from Team Singularity. 

Every NFT presents iconic players of Team Singularity; the collection is divided into 2 parts – regular NFTs and “One KING to rule them all”. The starting price for the regular NFTs will be 0.1 BNB and for “One KING to rule them all” – 0.5 BNB. All items will be sold through the auction. 

Check out all of the NFTs: https://app.blocksport.io/profile/SNG

You can easily buy NFTs buying your MetaMask wallet and using fiat money. The process of purchasing is as simple as it can be.

The NFT launch is a continuation of the Team Singularity and Blocksport partnership, which started with a fan app launch for all teams’ fans and soon will continue with an official $SNG fan token launch. 

“I am very excited to finally be able to launch our official NFTs! Blocksport has been working hard to provide a solid platform for sports and Esports clubs to list and sell their digital assets and I am happy to be one of the first organizations to have their NFTs listed on the platform. We have many more to come and I am looking forward to providing our fans with even more pieces of Singularity history in the form of Digital Assets.” Andrei Matei, Chief Commercial Officer

Azzurri are going to advance in digitalization and tokenization with the help of the Blocksport platform. The partnership will start with the official fan app release for all Empoli fans and then the Italian football club will launch NFTs and Fan Tokens as a part of the tokenization process. 

Fan application is a huge opportunity for both club and fans to feel more connected, here Azzurri fans can find unique options like match predictions, fan chats, exclusive content, and fan missions. NFTs give Empoli fans an opportunity to buy unique digital assets like photos, cards, videos, and memorabilia. With Fan Token Empoli fans can directly take part in clubs’ life, buying fan tokens gives an opportunity to vote for important decisions and to exchange them for “money can’t buy” items and experiences. 

Empoli is a Serie A club based in the Tuscany region and founded in 1920. Since then Azzurri have participated 14 times in Serie A from the first time (1986-87) and they are currently in eighth place in the Serie A rankings, stunning the entire nation. The club plays at Stadio Carlo Castellani with 16,284 capacity, Empoli is known for many big names who worked and played here like Maurizio Sarri, Luciano Spalletti, Luca Toni, Sebastian Giovinco, Antonio Di Natale Francesco Caputo, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Claudio Marchisio, Vincenzo Montella and many others. 

Blocksport is a Swiss-based SportsTech company with specialization in tokenization and digitalization, they provide traditional and esports clubs with white-label branded fan app with the model of subscription, so clubs don’t need to pay much for development. Also, Blocksport is a platform for NFTs and Fan Tokens for their partners where they can launch and sell them. Among Blocksport partners are Ukrainian football champions Dynamo Kyiv, English Rugby League top-tier club Salford Red Devils, and Virtus.pro – Tier 1 organization in esports. 

Andrea Donegà, Blocksport’s manager in Italy, said: “We are delighted to be able to work with a historic and fast-growing club like Empoli FC, which has proven to be visionary and forward-thinking in identifying the value of these new technologies. We at Blocksport aim to help them grow their fanbase also at an international level and give their fans new wonderful experiences, in order to build even more solid foundations and exploit new digital revenue streams for the Club.“

“It is with great satisfaction – commented Empoli COO Gianmarco Lupi – that we announce Empoli’s arrival in the world of NFT and FAN TOKEN just one year after the entry of the top clubs from all over the world. In recent months there have been many crypto players who have come to our club and this confirms the important history and sporting results of the club. Together with Vice President Rebecca Corsi we strongly wanted this thing, we evaluated what was the best opportunity and we’ve identified Blocksport as the perfect partner, who will create a series of Fan tokens and NFTs dedicated both to the present but also to the past by virtue of the legends we had. The main objective of the partnership is to monitor and involve new targets who are becoming more and more passionate about the world of Cryptocurrencies. Soon we will also expand our presence on the social platforms of the moment like TikTok and Twitch in order to create a further link with our fans by telling more in-depth the daily life of the club.“

This step will continue the digitalization and tokenization process for the club and its fans. Earlier in March 2020, SSP Esports and Blocksport launched the official fan app to engage Sissi State Punks fans in gamified digital space. 

Sissi State Punks is a club that combines both esports and entertainment. SSP is not a typical club as they want to create a close connection between gaming and music. Now SSP has 5 teams in different games like Tekken 7, CSGO, Rainbow 6, Super Smash Bros. and Fortnite as well as a lot of streamers and personalities from the world of music.

“We are happy to create our own SSP NFT’s and offer them exclusively to our loyal community, which has been with us for over a year now. With our own comic, which we publish bi-weekly on Twitter and our website, we have already made the first step in this direction and would like to continue to create unique graphics and videos. We are proud to further intensify our partnership with Blocksport.” Patrick Krippner, Vice-President & Digital Lead of Sissi State Punks, commented.

“SSP team was one of early adopters of our fan app platform when Blocksport just started its successful journey in Esports market. And I personally much appreciate the loyalty and support I have seen from Mario Garstenauer and Patrick Knipper. I know that the NFT and Fan Tokens partnership is a quite important milestone for the SSP team and they have full support now from me and Blocksport!”, Vladimir Liulka, CEO and Co-Founder of Blocksport, said.

British 6-time champion and Rugby League Challenge Cup winner Salford Red Devils are partnering with Swiss-based Sports Tech company Blocksport. The partnership aims to develop new digital ways for fans to be more involved with the club beginning with the launch of a new interactive app for supporters which will see engagement and digitalization for Red Devils fans reach a new level. 

 The first stage of the multi-year partnership will be the launch of the Fan App to engage clubs’ fans with unique gamification features like fan voting, chats, predictions, and a fan rating system. It will create a unique digital space for all fans. 

The partnership will then extend to the launch of a Fan Token and NFTs as the Red Devils work with Blocksport to evaluate and enter the world of blockchain technologies.

The co-operation will see the creation of a content thread helping fans to understand the uses of blockchain technology, and in particular, the Fan Token and NFT offering that will be created to support and enhance a new engagement ecosystem underpinned by the new Fan App. 

NFTs are non-fungible unique digital items like photos, videos, cards, and collectibles that can be identified by the code written in the blockchain. Fan Tokens are not about collecting exclusive items, they give fans all over the world an opportunity to vote for important decisions in clubs’ life like jersey design and can be exchanged for unique fan experiences and merchandise.   

 Paul King, Executive Chairman at Salford Red Devils added;

“Salford Red Devils are a community-focused rugby league club and we’re excited to introduce more ways for fans to be involved by developing our digital community through the platform that Blocksport can provide.

 Recent weeks have seen big announcements in our players, coaching, pathways, and our work in the community. Matching that with a next-level platform for fans is important as we prepare for what is shaping up to be an exciting 2022 season.”  

Vladimir Liulka, CEO and Co-Founder at Blocksport commented;

“This partnership is a milestone for Blocksport’s expansion in Rugby World. Knowing a fact how legendary Salford Red Devils is since it was founded in 1873, I am more than excited to start our long-term partnership with this club. Blocksport is fully committed to bringing the newest digital innovations to clubs and its very hot fans! ”

About Salford Red Devils

Salford Red Devils is a British Rugby League club with a 148-year history that participates in Super League and won 6 domestic titles and one Challenge Cup. The club is based in Salford, Greater Manchester, and plays at AJ Bell stadium. 

About Blocksport

Blocksport is a Sports Tech company from Switzerland that collaborates with both professional traditional sports and esports clubs in the spheres of digitalization and tokenization.  

Zug, 1 December 2021 

Blocksport is pleased to announce the appointment of Samir Ceric as Chief Operating Officer, who is joining the Blocksport team in an exciting phase of the company’s global expansion plans. Ceric will work closely alongside Blocksport’s co-founder and CEO Vladimir Liulka and the rest of the team with a simple task of helping Blocksport to enter new markets and introduce its unique sports tech solution to clubs and athletes around the world, with the big focus in the Balkans as well as Western Europe and the United Kingdom, considering Ceric is London based. The new COO is a former senior executive of finance, telecom, aviation, and tech businesses, former Chairman of the football club, investor, and entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in Asia and the Balkans region.

Samir Ceric says:

‘It is very humbling and exciting to be joining Vladimir and his team at Blocksport in this very important stage of the company’s growth. None of this would have been possible without our friend and business associate Sam Li, who made an initial introduction and made me aware of the potential of Blocksport a year ago. Having witnessed a huge expansion drive under the leadership of the company’s CEO Vladimir Liulka as well as having realized how unique Blocksport is in the space of sports tech, very early on I picked my ‘loyalty’ with Blocksport above and beyond the industry’s other major players and have a huge belief and confidence that Blocksport will be a game-changer for many top clubs and athletes when it comes down to the opening of new revenue streams as well as their tokenization and digitalization that will enable them all to become more viable, more profitable and ultimately more successful in today’s very competitive sports industry, be it football, basketball, rugby to name a few. I’m thrilled to be on board and am looking forward to the journey ahead. ‘

Vladimir Liulka, co-founder and CEO says: 

“We are warmly welcoming Samir to the Blocksport family. This appointment is definitely a milestone for us as our organization is so rapidly growing nowadays and needs to be equipped with the C-levels executives from the Sports industry. I do believe that Samir with his solid experience will bring Blocksport to a new level of its evolutionary development. I am looking forward to work back to back with Samir in 2022 and further.”

Blocksport’s journey continues now strengthened with Ceric’s arrival and we are all looking forward to 2022 and beyond as certain milestones have recently been hit and the journey of 1000 miles is very much underway. Onwards and upwards!