Soccer players Chris Smalling and Jesse Lingard, along with former French soccer player Patrice Evra and MMA fighter Kamaru Usman, have made investments in the pre-seed funding round of One Future Football, a virtual soccer league.
The round, totaling $3 million, was led by Blackbird Ventures, a renowned venture capital firm known for its investments in successful global internet businesses like Canva.
Flying Fox Ventures also participated in the funding round.
Soccer players are increasingly showing interest in investing in soccer businesses, leveraging their knowledge and passion for the sport to make strategic investments.
These players recognize the potential for growth and profitability in the soccer industry and seek to capitalize on it. The 2026 World Cup has a lot to do with this.
We’ve recently seen Harry Kane invest in Toca Football and several soccer stars invest in TMRW Sports.
