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UEFA To Distribute 1M Blockchain-Based Mobile Tickets For Euro 2020 Championship
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 1:09am | 285The Union of European Football Associations is selling about one million tickets for this year’s European Championship through a “blockchain-based mobile ticketing system.” What Happened The new system is designed to “make entry into the stadium smooth, safe and secure,...
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Things Get Messi: Footballer's Image Tarnished By Tax Fraud
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 3:40pm | 241International football star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after being charged on three counts of tax fraud, according to BBC News. Messi sentence was issued in Barcelona on Wednesday, the same city where he is adored for his soccer talents on the FC Barcelona team. His...
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What You Need To Know About SunGard's Global Coder Cup At FC Barcelona's Camp Nou
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 3:42pm | 302Next Tuesday, FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou will be the stage for SunGard’s Global Coder Cup ’15, a financial technology "code-a-thon" in which 11 teams from five different countries will compete to design and implement a product “with an applicability to either...
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How Spain Could Use Its Soccer Team to Solve Its Debt Problem
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 2:17pm | 426On Sunday, the Spanish National Soccer Team won the 2012 UEFA European Championship, becoming the first team to win three major championships in a row since the inception of the World Cup in 1930. Spain previously won the 2008 UEFA European Championship and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In contrast, at...
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Herbalife Becomes Sponsor of Soccer Club
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 1:34pm | 163Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) announced an agreement to become the Official Nutrition Sponsor of Argentina’s Club Atlético Lanús. The agreement includes having the Herbalife name on the front of both the soccer and basketball team jerseys. In addition to jersey placement, the one-year agreement gives...