Millions of kids around the world dream of playing professional soccer when they grow up—but most don’t have to overcome the obstacles faced by 12-year-old Mikey Poulli.
At a routine eye check-up when he was just seven years old, Poulli was diagnosed with a rare degenerative retinal disorder called rod-cone dystrophy. Specialists thought it would take many years for his sight to deteriorate completely, but within 18 months the young Arsenal fan, who lives in north London with his parents, was totally blind.
Despite his condition, Mikey was determined to follow his dream, and after being selected by the England national team for special one-to-one training, he’s now been chosen as one of the faces of Урбанбол- нов NFT-засновано, игра за заработка street football game from EX-Sports.
Streets ahead
Urbanball, which is scheduled for release in December 2022, is a blockchain-based mobile game in which players collect and use NFT character cards to compete.
Each card is based on one of the world’s best street footballers, with the first drop featuring three UK-based players: Poulli, plus 26-year-old Radheya Marca, who has appeared in adverts for Adidias and represented the country in a global three-v-three tournament run by Brazilian legend Ronaldinho, and 20-year-old Amin Zahhar, who recently won the Urbanball UK Finals held in Dubai.