[UK National Crime Agency Freezes Over $13.6 Million in Sorare Sponsorship Funds from Premier League Accounts] Odaily Planet Daily reports that the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen over $13.6 million in funds held in a Barclays Bank account belonging to the Premier League's operating entity, The Football Association Premier League Limited. The agency obtained an order from Westminster Magistrates' Court in January 2025 to freeze the funds under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The funds represent the first installment of a four-year sponsorship agreement with Sorare, announced in January 2023, which allowed Sorare to issue digital cards featuring players from the 20 Premier League clubs. The partnership between Sorare and the Premier League concluded at the end of the 2025-26 season. Sorare is also facing prosecution by the UK Gambling Commission, accused of providing gambling services without an operating license. The company has entered three not-guilty pleas, with the trial scheduled for June 2027. Sorare maintains that its game rewards are based on skill rather than chance and denies that it constitutes a gambling product under UK law. (Decrypt)