Without changing the ball. The Necaxca soccer club wanted to become one of the first teams to sell 1% of its shares in cryptocurrencies, but Liga MX and the Mexican Soccer Federation (FMF) rejected the sale model.
Through a statement, both sports bodies announced that the shareholding of a league club is not subject to any type of exchange, or purchase by any means or form of payment other than those recognized in its internal regulations.
On May 24, the LIGA MX Assembly authorized the soccer club to contribute capital and include new shareholders. However, the transaction would be subject to said regulations, which do not recognize exchanges or purchase by any means or form of payment, including NFTs (Non-Fungible Token).
Mikel Arriola, president of the body that governs soccer tournaments in Mexico, confirmed that the assembly approved that a group of foreign investors acquire 50% of the Necaxa club. “This implies that the current owner does not lose control, but 50% of foreign capital enters,” Arriola said in a videoconference after the owners’ meeting.
However, the also known Rayos offered 1% of the shares, minted on a chain of blocks (blockchain). The auction announced by the club on its website raises an initial offer of around 26 million pesos, which the new shareholders would have to pay.
Among the group of investors that appear as the new owners of the Rayos, the soccer player Mesut Özil, the actress Eva Longoria and the baseball player Justin Verlander stand out.
In this regard, the Liga MX and the FMF indicated that the new owners will have to find another way to manage their actions, since as the governing bodies of Mexican soccer they clarified from the beginning that everything that is outside their statutes will be prohibited.
