Molfetta Calcio and Blocksport together to launch an innovative fan engagement app, at the forefront of the digitization and tokenization process.
This platform will provide new tools and visibility to sponsors and partners of the club from the beginning of the next sporting season and will offer information, direct, games, NFTs and tokens to fans who want to support Molfetta in exchange for prizes and participation in the life of the club.
This project is part of a broad digital transformation path that involves Italian and world sport, with Molfetta Calcio aiming to be a reference for innovation on the territory and beyond.
Andrea Donegà, Blocksport’s manager in Italy, said: “We are delighted to be able to work with Molfetta, which has proven to be visionary in identifying the value of these new technologies and we hope to be able to help the club achieve great results, in a territory that has suffered several failures but which has great potential and passion.”
“I had the task of designing the future of Molfetta Calcio by the president Ennio Cormio’ – underlines the managing director Saverio Bufi – ‘and in my opinion, the future has at its centre the fans and the relationship with them and the community that surrounds them. The Blocksport app is the innovative tool we have chosen to connect Molfetta Calcio with its community in the palm of one hand, which is then innovative and visionary and which has decided to enter Italy with us cannot help but make us proud. There will be fun at Paolo Poli this year.”
Inspire Sports and Blocksport agreed to sign a strategic partnership agreement. The goal of this cooperation is to promote and sell each other’s products and services in international markets.
COMPLEMENTARY PRODUCTS
Wim Vanden Driessche – Managing Director Inspire Sports: “We’re happy to work together with Blocksport. As digital transformers in the sports industry, it’s great to see how our product offerings complement one another. For example, by integrating Blocksport into our Tifosi solution, we’re able to offer our clients an even more powerful customer data platform.”
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH
Vladimir Liulka – Co-Founder & CEO Blocksport: “It is a special day for us. This strategic partnership will empower our position as a leading mobile platform for fan engagement and community monetization. Inspire Sports is a great partner for our further scaling into the traditional sports market and its Tifosi solution is a beneficial integration for our platform.”
Inspire Sports is active as a digital accelerator for sports federations, clubs, teams, athletes, coaches, and sports events through strategy and business transformation, data and sports performance management, and technology.
Blocksport is a B2B SaaS-based platform that supports E-sports and sports clubs with white-label mobile solutions to access new revenue sources, engage their fan community, and analyze brand visibility.
FK ZELJEZNICAR IS SET TO BECOME BALKAN’S FIRST FOOTBALL CLUB TO LAUNCH ITS CLUB TOKEN & EMBRACE FAST GROWING SPORTS TECH SCENE MANY FOOTBALL GIANTS SUCH AS BAYERN MUNICH AND BARCELONA FC ARE OCCUPYING
FK Zeljeznicar, a professional football club from Bosnia celebrating its 100th year anniversary in 2021 joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its innovative mobile app solution for its global fan community and the Club’s token too, heading in the direction of digital transformation, adopting an innovative and pioneering mindset many world’s top football clubs are also doing and being the first football club of not only Bosnia but the Balkans football scene to do so.
Its newly appointed Chairman, Samir Ceric, states:
“FK Zeljeznicar is not just the most successful Bosnian football club of all times and one of the oldest clubs from Ex-Yugoslavia; it is an institution and a way of life. Its fan base that exceeds 1m fans gives the Club a global image and deserves innovation at its best. Taking charge of the Club that has so much history and heritage is not just a privilege but a big responsibility too and that’s why one of my main ambitions as a part of my 2030 Vision for the Club is the introduction of the latest technology in sports tech space that’ll give FK Zeljeznicar an edge over the rest in the Balkans region. Being the first to launch an all-around sports tech solution and the Club’s own tokens puts us in a strong position to globalize and commercialize Club’s assets worldwide and give our fans and supporters more because they deserve it, but our sponsors and partners too. One of my ambitions was also to leverage the strong Bosnian diaspora based all over the world (especially in the US, Scandinavia, Germany, and Australia) and this platform will allow us to do so and launch the Club’s ‘Blue Nights’ bringing a global fan base together. We not only want to be the best football club on the pitch; we want to be the best off the pitch too and this is just the beginning of a new exciting era for Zeljo.”, said Chairman Ceric.
Blocksport’s platform will offer FK Zeljeznicar fan community an innovative way to interact with their favorite teams, players, and sponsoring partners. The mobile solution will allow fans to influence club-related decisions within polls and access exclusive benefits through team-related fan games. FK Zeljeznicar and its sponsoring partners will provide unique experiences for fans’ in-app activities and successful completion of fan missions.
In Q2 2021, FK Zeljeznicar and Blocksport will launch a tokenization project – the first of its kind in not only Bosnian football but the Balkans football, where the fans will have a chance to earn fan tokens in exchange for exclusivity from FK Zeljeznicar.
Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says:
“When I first spoke to Chairman Ceric, I quickly realized I was talking to a visionary who understood 21st-century technology in the sports industry and wanted to deploy it with his Club and position it as a regional market leader in the Balkans. There is a great team behind Ceric and FK Zeljeznicar and we are very proud to be a part of their journey. This cooperation with the best Bosnian football club and one of the oldest ones in the Balkans (ex-Yugoslavia) sets an important milestone for Blocksport to scale its presence in that part of the world where football is more than a sport, it’s a way of life and fans are incredibly passionate and real.”
Samir Ceric, FK Željezničar Chairman also comments: “Meeting Vladimir Liulka was an important milestone for me as a new Chairman of this major giant of Bosnian and Balkans football. I am very excited to be teaming up with his company Blocksport and very much looking forward to a continued relationship with them in the weeks, months, and years to come. I believe they’ll help us transform FK Zeljeznicar into a global brand.”
We are proud to announce that Alexander Janssen, a dependable leader with extensive board and executive management experience in the sports industry, comes to Blocksport as an Investor and Advisor in order to support a company in its further business expansion and scaling within the sports market.
Formerly he was an investment banker and the long serving CEO of the global management consultancy Juran. Thereafter in sports Alexander’s career comes with proven achievements working with globally renowned organisations such as FIFA, UEFA, national and elite football teams. Alexander was an owner of professional football teams in Spain and Belgium. He is a vivid investor in the (e)sports tech space and a columnist on the business of football for Offthepitch.com.
Alexander said the below about his new engagement: “Our fans and sponsors are vital, they determine who we are as a club or team, whether you are in traditional or esports. Blocksport brings our fans back to centre-stage through groundbreaking fun fan engagement. I look forward to reshaping the football community with and for millennials and the Generation Z.”
Vladimir Liulka, CEO of Blocksport, added the following: “Alexander shares an aligned approach and outlook on the industry – from investments, to technology and digitalisation, and what strategies the modern-day sports organisation needs to become successful. It’s pivotal like minded leaders pull together for change and I am delighted to welcome him to our team.”
Long-awaited and requested by our client and prospects. Fan Tokens and Virtual Goods. The concept is simple: Immediate revenue support by fans and exclusive rights for loyal fans and the core fan community.
With our fan token feature fan can purchase so-called club token (i.e. Virtus Pro Tokens) which provides them access to club-related polls. Fans can increase the weight of their voice in important polls and can use the tokens to access limited virtual goods such as Skins and merchandise items in the club’s fan shop.
Our tokenization solutions provide immediate liquidity for sports clubs and esport teams – especially important during the rough pandemic times the sports industry has to go through. Additionally, it enables loyal fans and the core community to participate in the important decision and purchase exclusive virtual goods. Also, fan token holders could have early access to merchandise sales as well as coaching sessions with their favourite stars.
This provides teams with a kickstart into the season and an important financial bridge. In later releases, it is envisioned that Fan Token holders can also directly participate in the success of their favourite teams/players.
Our multi-location AWS secured cloud infrastructure ensures compliance with local data privacy regulations (i.e. GDPR, DSGV) and the highest standards of cybersecurity to protect our valuable data and assets.
Please feel free to reach out to us on Blocksport.io or directly via info@blocksport.io.
Sam Li, an experienced investor and advisor in the sports tech industry, joined Blocksport’s Advisory Board to support Blocksport’s key management in international scaling and business development in traditional sports as well as help the company to access top sports clubs, leagues and federations.
“I’m excited to join Blocksports’ journey as it continues to impact the esports space through innovative solutions for esports organizations. The esports industry has tremendous growth ahead and Blocksport is primed to capture a significant portion of the market”, Sam Li comments on his new Advisory role in Blocksport.
Sam has over ten years of experience in the traditional sports industry, having served as Vice President at the NBA and Head of International Business Strategy for Sina Sports. Sam’s investment portfolio includes over thirty startups, several of which have gone on to raise over $150 million cumulatively.
Sam also serves as mentor/advisor for a few of the most selective accelerators including Stadia Ventures, Techstar, Startupbootcamp and HYPE Innovation. Sam has a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School and dual bachelor degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles. He also has a LEAD Certificate in Corporate Innovation from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Sam is a speaker at industry conferences including Leaders, SportsPro, SportsAccord, Sportel, APOS, All That Matters, SPIA, Soccerex, etc.
FC Metalist 1925, a professional football club from Ukraine joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch innovative mobile app solution for its fan community.
Blocksport’s platform offers Metalist’s fan community an innovative way to interact with their favorite teams, players and sponsoring partners. The mobile solution will allow fans to influence club-related decisions within polls and access exclusive benefits through team-related fan games. FC Metalist 1925 and its sponsoring partners will provide unique experiences for fans’ in-app activities and successful completion of fan missions.
In Q2 2021, FC Metalist 1925 and Blocksport will launch a tokenization project – the first of its kind in Ukrainian sports – where the fans will have a chance to earn fan tokens in exchange for exclusivity from their lovely club. At the later stage, FC Metalist 1925 is planning to run crowdfunding campaigns over Blocksport’s platform allowing them to raise funds directly from the fans and supporters.
Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “There is a great team behind the FC Metalist 1925 and we are proud to have them as a client. This cooperation with the Ukraine-based football organization sets an important milestone for Blocksport to scale its presence in the Eastern-European sports market.”
Andrii Nedielin, CEO of FC Metalist 1925 comments: “We are very excited to team up with Blocksport and very much looking forward to a continued relationship with them.”
The Norway-based professional Esports organization SKADE joins Blocksport to launch its bespoke fan app solution to strengthen its proximity with its Scandinavian and international fan communities. Being founded in 2019, SKADE started by a group of Esport enthusiasts with years of experience in the industry, an HQ has quickly set up in Mosjøen, Norway.
SKADE becomes our one more incredible Scandinavian Esports club to underline its commitment towards gamified fan engagement and will simultaneously be able to strengthen its sponsoring partner’s brand awareness while offering unique money can’t buy experiences to its fans.
Blocksport’s white label club app will offer SKADE fan community an innovative way to interact with the teams, players and sponsoring partners. The mobile solution will allow fans to influence team-related decisions within polls and access exclusive benefits through fan games. SKADE and its sponsoring partners can provide unique experiences for fans’ in-app activities and successful completion of fan missions.
Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “Velkommen til familien, SKADE. We are proud to have signed with Kim and his team. Very looking forward to cooperating with SKADE. Happy to bring the values for your team, partners and fans by delivering our market-leading fan engagement mobile platform.”
Kim-Erik Aanes, Founder and CEO of SKADE comment on the partnership: “This is a big step towards the future for us as a team and organization. We are looking to reach out to our fans and followers in new and unique ways and this is what Blocksport offers. In the near future people can follow all our activities AND interact with us on a whole new level.”
The professional Esports organization FATE, founded and based in Jordan, joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its own mobile app solution to strengthen its proximity with its Middle East and European fan community.
FATE is an Esports team and organization with a deep-rooted global network and knowledge of the competitive gaming industry. Founded in early 2017, FATE specialises in Esports team management, player scouting, Esports event organisation, live broadcast, and talent management with the aim of pioneering the world of competitive gaming and nurturing the environment worldwide.
With the support of Blocksport’s mobile app FATE becomes the first Middle East Esports club to take its first steps to underline its commitment towards innovation and gamified fan engagement. Blocksport will be able to strengthen its fan community and build its brand awareness while offering a unique experience to its fans and sponsoring partners.
Blocksport’s white-label Esports app will offer FATE’s growing fan base a gamified way to interact with the community, the teams, players and sponsoring partners. The mobile solution will allow fans to influence club-related decisions within polls, play team-related fan games and access money can’t buy benefits. FATE and its Sponsors can reward fans with exclusive discounts and unique experiences for their in-app activities and participation in the global community creation.
Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO says: “We are delighted to have signed with FATE Esports, one of the most innovative and forward-thinking esports organizations in the Middle East region. Welcome on board, guys!”
Mohammad Majali, FATE’s CEO and Founder, comments on this partnership: “We are very excited to join forces with Blocksport.Io, one of the best smart sports ecosystems in the market today. Blocksport gives us the opportunity to engage with our fanbase and supporters through gamified experiences and rewards.”
Virtus.pro and Blocksport are announcing an upcoming launch of a fan app – Bearloga. The application release for Android and iOS platforms is scheduled for November 2020. Upcoming fan app will provide users with exclusive content, direct chats with players and “money can’t buy” benefits.
Sergey Glamazda, CEO of Virtus.pro: “We are proud of our fans and try to be closer to those who support us in and out of the game. Such fan apps are pretty common among sports clubs, but we decided to further its range of functions and added a lot of things you can’t find in any other app. From now on our fans will not only get access to exclusive content but also to make decisions regarding the club’s future together with management.”
Vladimir Liulka, CEO of Blocksport: “Trying to build an app without in-depth software development experience is like trying to build a sports car from scratch. We have all this required expertise and we’re extremely pleased to see that also one of the Top 10 Esports team shared this view and identified the added value of our platform.”
Bearloga app will be gradually improving, adding more functionality and content.
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