The new Guardians ID, the Football Fan Passport, unites clubs, leagues, and millions of fans worldwide through blockchain-powered rewards, and fan engagement.
[Buenos Aires, November 16, 2025] , Guardians of the Ball , the pioneering virtual world transforming how fans experience football, today at Polkadot's flagship conference, sub0 Symbiosis , announced the launch of Guardians ID, a global loyalty program that is going to be built on and powered by Polkadot/JAM and re-architected accordingly to the values of the Web3 Foundation. Ready to gamify and elevate the traditional fútbol fan experience, Guardians ID turns passion into participation by connecting clubs, leagues, federations, and brands with fans through a seamless, blockchain-based rewards and engagement ecosystem.
The Guardians ID Fan Passport acts as an official credential that allows fans to register as supporters of their favorite clubs, national teams, or leagues. Accessible through a mobile app for iOS and Android, the passport enables users to check in at matches and events, interact during real-time matches to prove active support, collect exclusive digital badges and NFTs, and unlock real-world and virtual rewards. From cashback on official merchandise and tickets to digital tokens redeemable for premium experiences, the Guardians ID ecosystem transforms fandom into a dynamic loop of engagement and benefits, all secured through Polkadot and JAM infrastructure, and looking to provide a solid use case to the recently announced proof of individuality.
By integrating with Polkadot, Guardians of the Ball ensures interoperability, scalability, and trust across its expanding world of digital stadiums, live experiences, and official partnerships. The blockchain foundation enables transparent, tamper-proof verification of fan interactions while allowing clubs and brands to design customized campaigns, rewards, and digital assets for their communities.
This initiative was spearheaded in collaboration with the Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA), the leading educational and incubation arm of the Polkadot ecosystem. PBA identifies, trains, and supports high-potential founders and projects that demonstrate how blockchain technology can redefine real-world industries. The Academy's involvement with Guardians of the Ball underscores its mission to foster meaningful adoption by guiding builders from concept to launch and equipping them with the tools to scale within the Polkadot network and JAM Technology.
"Today, the only operations we can reliably execute on-chain are transactions that link wallets with digital assets. Like every major product (application) worldwide, the core systems behind Guardians of the Ball and Guardians ID still depend on centralized infrastructures such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Cloudflare, as well as traditional game-engine architectures. When we discovered JAM and its underlying concepts, we realized it offered a path to finally materialize our long-term vision: building a complete technology stack that aligns with the Web3 Foundation's values, with a user-facing application that is decentralized and resilient at its core " said Alan Cura CEO at Guardians of the Ball. "The essence of Guardians ID is to reward the passion and the loyalty. With Guardians ID, every fan moment, from buying a jersey to attending a match, becomes a chance to earn, share, and celebrate their passion in new ways."
Guardians of the Ball was founded with the mission of gamifying the traditional football ecosystem for fans and institutions alike. Within its immersive virtual world, users can explore digital twins of real stadiums, themed art galleries featuring renowned artists and athletes, mini-games, live broadcasts, prediction market integrations, and more. Through direct alliances with clubs, national teams, leagues, and federations, Guardians of the Ball connects institutions with millions of fans worldwide. Businesses and sponsors can also integrate seamlessly into the platform, offering official products, services, and rewards through the Guardians ID loyalty program.
"The whole Sports industry is re-shaping the concept of Digital Fan Engagement. Next year, during the Final of FIFA World Cup 2026, 80,000 people will be at the stadium, while Billions will be engaged digitally. We must develop the products that are used on a day-to-day basis, bringing the ball back to the owners, the fans." added Alan Cura CEO. "This is Football fandom for the Web3 era."
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About Guardians of the Ball
Guardians Of The Ball was founded with the mission of gamifying the traditional football fan experience, as well as that of clubs, leagues, federations, and beyond. It seeks to turn every moment that makes up this beautiful game into a playful and rewarding experience, allowing fans around the world to live football from a unique, social, and immersive digital perspective.
About Polkadot Blockchain Academy
The Polkadot Blockchain Academy (PBA) is a globally renowned educational initiative co-founded by Dr. Gavin Wood (founder of Polkadot) in 2022 and designed to train the next generation of blockchain developers, entrepreneurs, and leaders. PBA delivers state-of-the-art blockchain training through both intensive in-person "Campus" programs and online courses. Its mission is to equip the next generation of blockchain engineers, developers, and thought leaders with the skills to build and contribute to computing decentralized technologies.
About Polkadot
Polkadot is the powerful, secure core of Web3, providing a shared foundation that unites some of the world's most transformative apps and blockchains. Polkadot offers advanced modular architecture that allows devs to easily design and build their own specialized blockchain projects, pooled security that ensures the same high standard for secure block production across all connected chains and apps connected to it, and robust governance that ensures a transparent system where everyone has a say in shaping the ecosystem for growth and sustainability. With Polkadot, users are not just participants, they're co-creators with the power to shape its future.
