SINGAPORE, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited
(Nasdaq: NCTY) ("The9"), an established internet company, today
announced that its NFT community and trading platform NFTSTAR
(www.nftstar.com) has signed an exclusive license agreement with
the world-renowned soccer legend Luís Figo. NFTSTAR will
exclusively develop, sell and trade NFT collections authorized by
Figo.
Luís Figo was born in Almada, Portugal on November 4,
1972. He is an iconic figure of Portuguese soccer. He won
the 2000 Ballon d'Or (the best soccer player in
Europe), the 2001 FIFA World
Player of the Year and Portuguese Footballer of the Year for 6
times. Figo started his career at Sporting CP in Portugal. He joined Barcelona and Real Madrid afterwards and broke
the world transfer fee record at that time. Luís Figo won 4 Spanish
La Liga titles, 1 UEFA Champions League title and 2 UEFA Super Cup
titles. After moving to Inter Milan, he won the Italian Serie A
titles for four consecutive seasons. Figo played a total of 127
games on behalf of the Portugal
national team, and led the team to get the European Cup runner-up
in 2004 and the fourth place in World Cup 2006.
After joining NFTSTAR, Luís Figo will work with NFTSTAR's
creative team and artists to develop a series of digital
collections, including videos, animations and other digital
artworks, to record Figo's career and personal growth beliefs and
memorable moments. Figo's digital collection will be launched in a
limited amount, and buyers will obtain a set of records of the
collection that are certified, non-tamperable, and non-deletable on
the blockchain, thereby obtaining the sole ownership of the
collection. Users can browse and purchase digital collections of
different themes on the NFTSTAR community platform, or trade with
other users in the platform's trading market. NFTSTAR will accept
universal payment methods such as credit cards so that global users
and star fans can participate in transactions.
Just after the conclusion of this great partnership, Luís Figo
commented: "I am really excited to join NFTSTAR and looking forward
to my first NFT experience. I am happy to know my fans will able to
own memorable moments of my career."
The NFTSTAR community platform will cover superstars in various
fields, including but not limited to sports, entertainment, art and
celebrities in different industries. NFTSTAR community platform
aims to create a significant portal to the future metaverse through
superstars' NFT collections, trading, and community
interaction.
About The9 Limited
The9 Limited (The9) is an Internet company listed on Nasdaq in
2004. The9 aims to become a global diversified high-tech Internet
company, and is engaged in blockchain business including the
operation of cryptocurrency mining and a Non-Fungible Token
platform NFTSTAR.
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