In brief
- Six professional footballers, including World Cup winners, are under investigation for allegedly promoting a crypto project that defrauded investors of at least $3.4 million.
- Spanish prosecutors allege the Shirtum platform used player endorsements to sell NFTs tied to image rights, but never delivered a working product.
- Victims say funds were siphoned for personal use while the platform was quietly abandoned, prompting a criminal probe in Barcelona.
Six elite footballers, including World Cup winners and former Barcelona and Sevilla stars, are facing fraud allegations after a crypto company they promoted vanished with millions in investor funds, leaving thousands holding worthless digital tokens.
Barcelona’s Fifth District Court…
