Frontiers · Sports Franchises · Ownership & tokenisation
| Instrument | Economic entitlement to verify | Do not assume |
|---|---|---|
| Club / holding-company equity | Distributions and residual value, subject to class rights | Unrestricted transfers, voting control or automatic dividends |
| Preferred equity / fund interest | Priority, conversion, fees and distribution waterfall | The ordinary-equity simulator reproduces these terms |
| Revenue participation | Named revenue base, deductions, term and enforcement | Ownership of the club or a residual sale value |
| Stadium / property interest | Specific property rights, rent and event economics | Team ownership includes the venue |
| Fan / membership token | Experiences and benefits stated in the product terms | A right to club profits or equity |
Socios’s offering terms show fan tokens without club ownership or profit rights. Read the research and source.
Ordinary-equity funding round
4.55%
Ownership after the round
One issue price, one ordinary class, no preferences or round fees. Independent of the core model.
Finite contractual revenue share
6.1%
Illustrative annual return · Modelled
Payments at each year-end. No principal repayment or residual value after expiry; no taxes, defaults or enforcement costs. A contractual illustration, not an offering.
Token architecture
Document the issuer, underlying interest, investor eligibility, authoritative register, approval gates, administration, distributions and recovery. A digital transfer cannot be assumed to bypass the league or shareholder agreement.
Explore the tokenisation chapter →Next: real disclosures, clearly dated.
Historical evidence →