All the awards presented during the 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony have had a replica in the form of an NFT.
Karim Benzema, Real Madrid striker, yesterday won the trophy for the best football player of 2022, the Ballon d'Or. This year, the trophy had a peculiarity and that is that, in addition to the physical trophy, the winner has received a replica of the award in the form of an NFT.
During the awards ceremony, Benzema received the physical trophy, a soccer ball gold (in reality the trophy is not gold, since it is made with pyrite, a mineral similar to gold, but without its properties), along with a box containing an electronic device in which the replica of the digital award was awarded in the form of a non-fungible token.
The Ballon d'Or awards other prizes, such as the Kopa Trophy for the best young player, the Women's Ballon d'Or, the Gerd Muller or the Yashin for the best goalkeeper. This year, All the awards have had their digital replica.
A piece of the Ballon d'Or for the fans
In addition, L'Équipe, the French newspaper that organizes the awards ceremony, has announced that they will launch an NFT collection, which will be available from October 23 and will be called “2022 Pyrite Fragments”, which will allow users to get a small portion of the trophy.
Users who have signed up for the collection's whitelist will be the first to get their hands on the NFTs and will also be able to enjoy their unique benefits. Those who have not signed up for the whitelist will have to wait two days to get their hands on one of the NFTs. pyrite fragments removed from the base of the original trophy.
The roadmap of the collection ends on November 8, when the launch will take place. Auction of the physical trophy at the French auction house MillonAt that time, two unique artistic NFTs created by Léo Caillard will go on sale, offering access to the 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony.
Ballon d'Or tickets for the next 20 years
The collection will feature 3 different NFTs:
- 3 True Pyrites
- 2022 Pyrites Fragments
- 5 digital Ballon d'Or trophies
Although they all share similar features, such as the right to vote to choose the artist to design the next Ballon d'Or NFTs or the right to vote on the association's next actions in Web3, others will have exclusive advantages, such as shirts signed by the players, tickets to matches or invitations to television shows.
As a lure for true fans, one of the tiers of this collection will have the advantage of Access to the Ballon d'Or award ceremony for the next 20 years.
The collection will be sold from the official website nft.ballondor.com and the user must have enough XTZ (Tezos) in your wallet, with prices ranging from €249 to €999.
The NFT collection will be complemented by a special edition of exclusive cards for the NFT card game, Sorare.
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