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Friday, October 08 2021 - 03:24
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Premier League Stars Launch Digital Collectables With Major NFT Deal Thanks to Sportemon Go and Pickstar Partnership
LONDON, October 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

Manchester United's, Luke Shaw and Liverpool F.C.'s, Andy Robertson, have today 
launched their own NFTs, in partnership with Sportemon Go. 

Fans can now register to win one of Luke Shaw's First Edition NFTs, valued at 
over £700 from www.sportemongo.com, with Andy Robertson's available later this 
month.

The collaboration was made possible by the Premier League stars being available 
on Pickstar, the global marketplace for sports and entertainment talent. 
Pickstar allows brands and businesses to search and select stars with ease, for 
anything from sports after dinner speakers 
[https://pickstar.pro/gb/marketplace/sports-after-dinner-speakers] and 
motivational speakers [https://pickstar.pro/au/our-stars/motivational-speakers] 
for events such as International Women's Day 
[https://pickstar.pro/au/our-stars/international-womens-day], to opportunities 
in helping companies hire a football legend 
[https://pickstar.pro/gb/marketplace/hire-a-football-legend] for one-off or 
multi-year brand partnerships. 

Luke Shaw and Andy Robertson have signed exclusively to Sportemon Go for all 
future NFTs, and join over 25 other athletes in doing so. 
The players will feature in a range of digital formats allowing fans to 
purchase one-of-a-kind collectables, from "Marvel-like" superhero virtual 
trading cards to augmented reality style collections. 

Recently named as one of the world's biggest sports NFT players by 
coinchapter.com, Sportemon Go will create and issue a number of unique NFT 
editions and releases featuring the Premier League stars.

Sportemon Go's CEO, Ricky Jackson, said, "We're over the moon to be partnering 
with some of the best talent in the Premier League for a series of NFTs, that 
commemorates their playing career, special memories, moments and memorabilia in 
an authentic digital format. Together we will be creating some of the most 
exciting and dynamic digital collectables for football fans to enjoy for 
generations to come. Pickstar has been instrumental in helping us in both the 
search and selection of these two incredible stars and we're thrilled to be 
offering these Heroes NFTs for sale starting today with Luke Shaw."

"Pickstar has played a central role in connecting brands and business to talent 
and it's great to see our global expansion now resulting in incredible 
partnerships like this," said Loren Renton, Pickstar's Chief Growth Officer. 
"Bringing some of the Premier League's most revered talent to the world of NFTs 
is an exciting proposition, and one we will be looking to replicate more so 
here in the U.K., and beyond," added Renton.

Learn more about NFTs and how brands and talent are leveraging them by 
downloading Pickstar's latest free whitepaper 
[https://pickstar.pro/au/blog/how-brands-and-talent-are-leveraging-nfts]. 

Media Contact:
Jackie Helliker 
jackie@trippant.com 
+61 412 405 761

SOURCE: Pickstar