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John Scales
Dubai: Former Spain international Michel Salgado and Arsenal star Bacary Sagna helped launch BuyMyPlayer.com, a sports fan funding platform, here on Wednesday.
Dubai-based Salgado, who has been named ambassador for the website that kicks off this summer, hailed the innovative site.
“I believe this platform has no boundaries as this is the future of football. It is for football enthusiasts around the world, not only the ones that visit the stadiums,” Salgado said.
BuyMyPlayer.com gives fans the opportunity to pledge money to support the transfer of their chosen player to a team of their choice. Users will have to register at www.buymyplayer.com — after which they can pre-pledge, live pledge or both. Members can then use their debit or credit card to contribute an amount of their choice to a certain pledge. The website uses Paypal and, should the transfer not happen, a full refund is guaranteed.
“When a pre-pledge gets 10,000 supporters, it will be taken under assessment to become a live transfer. Once a pre-pledge becomes a live transfer, participants have the opportunity to make actual financial contributions towards the potential transfer,” said Faisal Bel Houl, Chairman of BuyMyPlayer.com.
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Dubai-based Salgado, who has been named ambassador for the website that kicks off this summer, hailed the innovative site.
“I believe this platform has no boundaries as this is the future of football. It is for football enthusiasts around the world, not only the ones that visit the stadiums,” Salgado said.
BuyMyPlayer.com gives fans the opportunity to pledge money to support the transfer of their chosen player to a team of their choice. Users will have to register at www.buymyplayer.com — after which they can pre-pledge, live pledge or both. Members can then use their debit or credit card to contribute an amount of their choice to a certain pledge. The website uses Paypal and, should the transfer not happen, a full refund is guaranteed.
“When a pre-pledge gets 10,000 supporters, it will be taken under assessment to become a live transfer. Once a pre-pledge becomes a live transfer, participants have the opportunity to make actual financial contributions towards the potential transfer,” said Faisal Bel Houl, Chairman of BuyMyPlayer.com.
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