Sorare Fantasy Football

Sorare is a global fantasy sports game built around officially licensed digital player cards. It covers football (soccer) plus NBA basketball and MLB baseball, letting users collect cards, build lineups and compete in weekly competitions. The platform is operated by Sorare SAS, a French company based in Paris, and its cards are blockchain-based NFTs.

Each game week you select a five-player lineup from the cards in your collection and enter it into a competition. Your lineup scores points based on the real-life performances of those athletes in official matches, tracked through a detailed statistical scoring system. Top-ranked managers in each division or tournament receive rewards, and Sorare also runs head-to-head and free-to-play modes such as Rivals, the Arena and Stellar Sets.

Yes, Sorare can be played for free. New users receive starter cards and can enter free-to-play formats such as Rivals and the Stellar Set without buying anything. Paid competitions require collectible cards, which are bought at auction or on the marketplace, so the deeper competitive tiers involve spending money.

Rewards in Sorare come from finishing high on competition leaderboards. Prizes can include additional player cards, crypto or cash rewards, in-game resources such as Essence, Gems and market credits, and real-world experiences like VIP tickets or signed jerseys. Users can also sell cards on the marketplace, but card values fluctuate and no earnings are guaranteed.

Sorare launched on Ethereum and later moved to StarkEx, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution. In October and November 2025 Sorare migrated to Solana, reissuing its cards as compressed NFTs while preserving scarcity, serial numbers, XP and metadata. ETH balances were moved to Base, and the platform supports payments in ETH and SOL alongside other options.

Sorare does not have an official tradable cryptocurrency token. The economy is based on NFT player cards plus in-game resources such as Essence, Gems and market credits, with payments made in crypto or fiat. The team has publicly said it is exploring a possible ecosystem token in the future, but nothing has been confirmed.

Yes, Sorare's collectible player cards are NFTs with verifiable ownership and capped supply. The main scarcity tiers per player per season are Limited (up to 1,000), Rare (100), Super Rare (10) and Unique (1). Free Common cards are also used in entry-level and free-to-play modes but are not tradable collectibles.

Sorare is playable in a web browser and through official iOS and Android apps. Accounts use a non-custodial Sorare wallet, and since the Solana migration cards can also be viewed and managed in Solana wallets such as Phantom or Backpack. Cards can be withdrawn to external wallets, though trading them on Sorare requires them to be on the supported chain.

Create a free account on sorare.com or in the mobile app and verify your email. You receive starter cards that let you build your first lineups and enter free competitions right away. If you want to compete in paid divisions, you can then acquire collectible cards through new-card auctions or the manager marketplace using crypto or supported payment methods.

Sorare is available worldwide through its website and mobile apps, but the way it operates can differ by jurisdiction because of local gaming rules. In France, an inquiry by regulator ANJ led Sorare to expand free tournament access without requiring NFT cards. Users should check Sorare's terms and their local laws, since eligibility for paid competitions and prizes can vary by region.

Sorare is an established platform with official licensing deals covering hundreds of clubs and major competitions including the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, MLB and the NBA, and it raised a $680 million Series B led by SoftBank in 2021. It also faces regulatory scrutiny: the UK Gambling Commission charged Sorare with providing unlicensed gambling facilities, charges the company denies, and the case remains unresolved. Card values can rise or fall, and cards can lose playability if a league or club license is not renewed, so treat any spending as a risk.

Sorare was founded in 2018 in Paris by Nicolas Julia (CEO) and Adrien Montfort (CTO), with offices in Paris and New York. Investors include SoftBank, Benchmark, Accel, Atomico and Bessemer, alongside athletes and sports personalities who joined as backers or advisors. The company positions Sorare as an on-chain sports platform combining fantasy sports with licensed digital collectibles.