The trading of football-related non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has drawn greater interest than before, thanks to cryptocurrency businesses’ keen interest in the football sector.
Several firms have entered the market to sell their own NFTs of well-known football clubs and players. Sorare, a firm established in Paris, is now the largest trading platform for football NFTs. Fans may utilize their NFT card collections to create fantasy teams, unlock more NFTs, and win Ethereum.
Let’s have a look at the most valuable NFTs ever sold in the world of football.
Lionel Messi : “The Golden One” – $1,128,815
During his illustrious football career, Messi has broken and then held numerous records. The most valuable football NFT ever sold in the bitcoin market belongs to the Argentine legend.
In August 2021, the public auctioned a licensed NFT collection named ‘Messiverse.’ Bosslogic, a well-known artist, contributed a 1/1 Messi card dubbed “The Golden One,” which had a reserve price of $50,000. The card’s value, however, quickly soared to over $1 million in bidding.
While the actual sale price for the NFT is unknown, the card’s last published offer was $1.12 million. This is equivalent to 161 percent of the most valuable physical football rookie card ever sold.
- Erling Haaland: Unique Sorare – $687,000
Until Erling Haaland’s card was revealed, Ronaldo’s Unique card was the most costly NFT on Sorare. The Borussia Dortmund striker is one of Europe’s most promising strikers, giving consumers a bright future for his card.
A user named Zima Blue made a mind-blowing offer of 265.100 Ethereum and bought the NFT during an intense online auction.
- Cristiano Ronaldo: Unique Sorare — $265,275.55
In the physical rookie card market, Ronaldo is undoubtedly the most popular player. Manchester United’s Instagram account has over 400 million followers, further bolstering his massive marketing strategy.
Ronaldo’s one-of-a-kind 1/1 NFT was only 15% less expensive than his most expensive physical rookie card ($312,000) when sold by Sorare.
- Kevin De Bruyne: Unique Sorare — $167,469
Most football fans consider De Bruyne to be an underestimated player because of his outstanding achievements for Manchester City.
In the bitcoin market, though, things were different. Salah’s NFT card on Sorare was sold for 52 ETH, edging away the Premier League star’s card.
- Mohamed Salah: Wrapped Strikers, Iconics- $141,560.31
Salah has a large following in Africa and Europe as one of the top attackers in the world. Opensea published an unique NFT of Salah following his amazing hattrick against Manchester United earlier this season.
The victor of the auction paid 35 ETH to buy the card, making it the most expensive Wrapped Striker NFT on the site.