{"id":76535,"date":"2018-08-17T20:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T03:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=76535"},"modified":"2022-03-10T19:24:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T19:24:57","slug":"uefa-to-distribute-football-tickets-via-blockchain-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/uefa-to-distribute-football-tickets-via-blockchain-application\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA to Distribute Football Tickets via Blockchain Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In another example of blockchain technology's prowess, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) revealed that it distributed 100 percent of the tickets for a recent football match solely using blockchain.<\/p>\n<h2>UEFA's Blockchain Success<\/h2>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/insideuefa\/about-uefa\/news\/newsid=2566998.html\">official UEFA website<\/a>, tickets for the UEFA Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid,\u00a0held in Tallinn, Estonia, were distributed via a mobile phone-based blockchain application. The blockchain experiment was deemed a success by the football association.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2018, UEFA distributed a little over 50 percent of\u00a0tickets\u00a0for the Europea League Cup final\u00a0in Lyon, France, through\u00a0a blockchain application. At the time, UEFA was pleased with the\u00a0\u201csuccessful implementation\u201d of blockchain within its existing software infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, UEFA has decided to continue using blockchain technology for future matches, as noted by the announcement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cUEFA is looking to make its ticket sales process for matches more simple and safe\u2014thanks to a new system aimed at providing secure ticket distribution, and which prevents the replication and duplication of tickets.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The mobile application used to distribute the tickets was available for both iOS and Android devices.<\/p>\n<h2>Footballers Warming Up to Cryptocurrency<\/h2>\n<p>The football world is no stranger to cryptocurrencies,\u00a0blockchains\u00a0or ICOs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56860\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56860\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bitcoin-soccer-social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Will Bitcoin and Crypto Payments Go Mainstream at the 2018 World Cup?\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bitcoin-soccer-social-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bitcoin-soccer-social-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bitcoin-soccer-social-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bitcoin-soccer-social.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/will-bitcoin-and-crypto-payments-go-mainstream-at-the-2018-world-cup\/\">Will Bitcoin and Crypto Payments Go Mainstream at the 2018 World Cup?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 2018 FIFA World Cup saw <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/will-bitcoin-and-crypto-payments-go-mainstream-at-the-2018-world-cup\/\">Russia accept bitcoin payments for match tickets<\/a>, hotels and other tourist draws. In January, meanwhile, a Turkish soccer team revealed that a player's salary was paid using bitcoins.<\/p>\n<p>In the same month, England's Arsenal F.C. revealed a $70 million partnership with a pre-ICO firm, called CashBet, which positioned itself as the football club's &#8220;official blockchain partner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Apart from football teams, players have taken the risky step of promoting several ICOs and cryptocurrency projects. Ronaldinho and Michael Owen, for example,\u00a0have chosen to represent investment-focused platforms, while Lionel Messi is on board with the crypto-powered mobile phone maker Sirin Labs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In another example of blockchain technology&#8217;s prowess, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) revealed that it distributed 100 percent of the tickets for a recent football match solely using blockchain. 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