The former Chelsea captain’s dive into the murky world of NFTs raises questions. Is it OK? And what is he doing there?As the transfer window enters its endgame there has been a familiar sub-plot over the last few days, another chapter in the ballad of Ousmane Dembélé.This is the strangest of sporting lives. Dembélé is only 24. He joined Barcelona for £96m as long ago as August 2017, one of several deals that were steroid-fed by the state of Qatar’s inflationary lust for Neymar. Continue reading...
The cryptocurrency world is targeting football fans in a major way and, while it may enrich some, it comes with major risksDuring a recent doomscrolling Twitter session that veered between cricket’s institutional racism, MPs’ second jobs and people furious about Gareth Southgate’s starting XI, up popped a video of Paul Pogba.“I am happy to announce that I’m partnering with a phenomenon – a project called Cryptodragons. They set the world record by selling an NFT for 35 Ethereum for primary sale in less than 10 seconds. This is huge. You see I’m going to get some dragon eggs – so as you know what’s gonna happen I’m gonna be the father of the dragons and the next run of reservations...