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October 24, 2021

G'day sports fans,

Classic Quote: “I always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside… Liverpool and Liverpool Reserves.” - Bill Shankley

🗞 In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🃏 Join a Community Founded Football Club

🐴 Our horse has a name, and a bright future

⚽️ Man United embarrassed at home

Adam here; I've been helping my friends at Australian sports card company, Futera, enter the world of NFTs (digital assets, on the blockchain).

I truly believe their first project is an absolute game-changer.

Essentially, people collect the 11,000 digital Futera soccer cards, and they'll use those funds to found a Football Club. Where the owners of the cards will vote on every major, and minor, decisions related to the club.

Things like, voting on logo design, recruitment decisions, coach selection etc. You'll be able to support by watching live streams and videos of every aspect of running a football club. Plus, purchasing replica jerseys etc., just like any other top Football Club.

It sounds crazy but they had a practice run in 2013, with 'Futera FC’ - the world’s first decentralised professional Soccer Team managed by an online community - made headlines when it played in an Asian Football League.

Then, they were ahead of the times, but now with technology advancements, it is not only possible but very plausible, that this club could rise through the leagues.

They have academies, coaches and facilities ready to go (I'll share some videos in the coming days). All they need is YOU.

“The community will make key decisions about the players and the Club’s development as it embarks on a real-time journey enjoying real-life experiences. FUTERA UNITED will be next-generation Football,” explains Mark Watson, Futera’s Creative Director.

If you have any interest in NFTs, or Football, I'd really appreciate it if you follow the Twitter account or join the discord, for a chance to win your very own Futera United player card.

Expected launch is end of November 2021.

📱Twitter: @Futera_Nfts

🐴 Racing

The Sport Journal horse has a name.🥁...and it is...Station One.

He's heading to Bendigo to get his barrier certificate today and is then nominated for Friday night at Cranbourne.

Exciting times ahead!

🌍 World Sport

⚽️ Liverpool humiliated Manchester United and their under-pressure manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as they handed out a thrashing in front of a stunned Old Trafford. 

Liverpool emphasised the vast gulf between the sides in brutal fashion. 

Mohamed Salah was predictably their main tormentor as the Egypt forward claimed a hat-trick, the first of which meant he had scored for the 10th successive game.

Pogba, a sedan half substitute, was sent off.

💰 APL are in the advanced stages of talks to sell a significant stake of the A-League Men & A-League Women competitions to US-based firm Silver Lake for $130 million, in what will be the biggest single injection of cash into Australian club football. (@smh)

🏉 "He didn't even want to wear a mask in Brisbane".

English import Luke Thompson is giving the Bulldogs a headache over his vaccination stance. (nine)

⚽️ Real Madrid beat Barcelona (2-1) to go top of La Liga and leave Ronald Koeman's side down in eighth in the table.

🏏 T20 World Cup: Pakistan hammer India by 10 wickets to claim famous win.

🇦🇺 Trades haven’t stopped: AFL clubs that could feature heavily in pick swaps during ‘red-hot’ period (Fox)

🏏 Embattled Australia coach Justin Langer insisted Sunday he has the full support of his players and reiterated a desire to extend his contract after the Ashes against England. (FOX)

🏉 NRL set to investigate Tedesco over Squid Game ‘slur’(SMH)

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