UK Crime Agency Froze $13.5M Amid Probe Into Premier League Crypto Sponsor
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UK Crime Agency Froze $13.5M Amid Probe into Premier League Crypto Sponsor
Football clubs in the UK’s Premier League are again under scrutiny for ties to crypto sponsors, with the most recent case involving claims of unlicensed gambling with Sorare.
British authorities have frozen £130 million of the Premier League's funds. A crypto company the league worked with is suspected of breaking the law for illegal gambling. The company is said to have been fronted by Lionel Messi, writes The Sun.
Premier League’s Sorare crypto partnership under criminal question
The Premier League has been dragged into an investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) by freezing up to £10m worth of crypto in a bank which the league owns. The Barclays bank account, which is under the name of The Football Association Premier League Limited., held up to £10m worth of crypto which […]
[OSEN=Reporter Jung Seung-woo] 10 million pounds (approximately 18.5 billion won) in English Premier League bank accounts has been frozen by British investigative authorities. The background to this is allegations of unlicensed gambling and third-party crimes surrounding Sorare, a cryptocurrency gaming company promoted by Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. On the 1st (Korean time), the British newspaper 'The Sun' reported, "The National Crime Agenc…
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