What is the Sorare: Football Marketplace? How do I buy Sorare: Football cards?

The Sorare: Football Marketplace is a place where you can buy Sorare: Football cards for collection or competition.

• Sorare's officially licensed digital player cards are minted by Sorare and sold via the Primary Market
• The Secondary Market is where you can purchase cards directly from other Managers; these cards were previously issued by Sorare via auction

You can purchase existing cards directly from other Managers via our Secondary Market. To purchase newly minted cards, you have to do this via New Card Auctions.

How do I buy cards on the Market? 

To purchase existing cards from the Secondary Market:

• Hover over the Market tab and select "Manager Sales"
• You can sort the card view by Best Value, Newly Listed, Ending Soon, Highest Price, Lowest Price, or Highest Average Score 
• Use the filters on the left to find the card you want
• When you are ready, click on the Buy button
• Choose your payment method, define your bid amount, and click on Buy to buy the player; please note that there are fees (10%) for direct purchases with a credit card on the Secondary Market
• You may have to validate card payments via 3DS (authentication system to detect fraud); open your bank's mobile app or check your phone (SMS) to validate the transaction
• For payments using your Sorare wallet, choose ETH as your payment method, then define your bid, make sure you have sufficient ETH in your wallet, and then click on Buy to buy your player

To purchase new cards via the Primary Market or Sorare auction:

• Hover over the Market tab and select Featured or New Card Auctions
• You can sort the card view by Newly Listed, Ending Soon, Highest Price, Lowest Price, or Highest Average Score
• Use the filters on the left to find the card you want
• When you are ready, click on the Bid button
• A pop-up asking for a credit card or ETH payment will appear
• Choose your payment method, define your bid amount, and click on Bid to place your bid
• You may have to validate card payments via 3DS (authentication system to detect fraud); open your bank's mobile app or check your phone (SMS) to validate the bid
• For payments using your Sorare wallet, choose ETH as your payment method, then define your bid, make sure you have sufficient ETH in your wallet, and then click on Bid to place your bid

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Tell me about the different divisions and leagues

What are the prizes for the weekly leagues

How do I create my first team?