A one-of-a-kind Cristiano Ronaldo NFT trading card, minted by a digital fantasy football game, is expected to fetch $1m (£727m) in its forthcoming online sale. The NFT depicts the football star in the black and white kit of Juventus, despite his transfer to Manchester United. But it is still valid for use in Sorare, a digital fantasy football game. A spokesperson for auctioneers Bonhams said Sorare said it is a “natural evolution” of the era of trading physical stickers of footballers.
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