NFT charity gathering to be launched on Blocksport platform with support of Ukraine and Empoli

17.05.2022 18:00

Today, May 17, the national team of Ukraine will hold a control match with the Serie A team "Empoli", which is one of the partners of the Blocksport ecosystem.

It was in connection with the match between Empoli and Ukraine that a great opportunity arose for cooperation between Blocksport and the Ukrainian Football Association.

In particular, a collection of super-special and unique NFTs will be released after the match, thanks to which UAF will be able to raise additional funds for fundraising. United24 platform.

The United24 platform was launched by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky as the main headquarters for collecting charitable contributions to support Ukraine. 

To purchase a special NFT from the Empoli - Ukraine collection, you need to connect your MetaMask wallet to the Blocksport platform app.blocksport.ioand then you can bet on the NFT you like.

The collection will include 10 NFT. The starting price is 0.2 BNB. The collection will be available for purchase from 16.00 (Kyiv time) on May 18. In addition, by purchasing NFT on the Blocksport platform, you can earn passive income by participating in NFT stakeholder pools.

It should be noted that in connection with the war, the national team of Ukraine is training to prepare for the June playoffs of the 2022 World Cup in Slovenia and before the semifinal match with Scotland (June 1, Glasgow), and if successful - and the final in Cardiff with Wales, will play several control matches.

"Empoli" under the leadership of Aurelio Andreazzoli will meet with the national team of Ukraine under the leadership of Alexander Petrakov today at the Carlo Castellani Stadium in Empoli (the game starts at 21.30 Kyiv time).

Volodymyr Lyulka (CEO of Blocksport): “This project goes far beyond our usual commercial agreement. He promotes the solidarity of several of the best football clubs in Europe and the national team of Ukraine by calling for an end to military aggression against Ukraine. It is a great honor and luck for us to have some influence when it comes to launching unique NFTs that will help raise funds for the Ukrainian platform United24. We hope this will be the beginning of a long-term relationship between Blocksport and UAF. The Blocksport ecosystem, which Empoli has fully embraced, will be fully used in tomorrow's match, and we are therefore excited and looking forward to this event. " 

Rebecca Corsi (Empoli Vice President): “We are very pleased to join forces with the Ukrainian national team and our technical partner Blocksport in this project. The launch of NFT in connection with this friendly match is a unique opportunity to convey a strong positive idea of ​​peace, and, as the CEO of Blocksport said, this initiative will help raise additional funds. Sport, like art and music, has a transformative power, and it's a real opportunity to change that. "

Yuriy Zapisotsky (Vice President and Secretary General of the UAF): “The Ukrainian Football Association is interested in the development and implementation of promising modern technologies. This is exactly the direction of NFT. When we received an offer from Blocksport to join this project, we agreed to support it. Especially because, in addition to high-tech digital solutions, one of the main points is the possibility of attracting additional funds to help Ukraine.

We see great potential in this, because football fans are distinguished by the feature of uniting and being part of one team. Teams named Ukraine! 

This weekend, the rap group Kalush Orchestra has already brought Ukraine victory in the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. This was the first major cultural event in which Ukrainians took part since the start of the full-scale war in February. Therefore, the match in Italy between FC Empoli and the national team of Ukraine is currently one of the next steps in representing Ukraine in the international arena. This time - football Ukraine! "