Six elite footballers, including World Cup winners and former Barcelona and Sevilla stars, are facing fraud allegations after a crypto company they promoted vanished with millions in investor funds, leaving thousands holding worthless digital tokens. Barcelona's Fifth District Court has launched a criminal investigation into a crypto and NFT scheme allegedly fronted by a group of Spanish and Argentine businessmen, with promotional help from the players, according to an El Periodico report. Filed by 12 victims earlier this year, the case accuses Shirtum Europa SLU and its promoters of defrauding investors out of at ... (full story)