Founders' Vision

Throughout history, inventions have enabled significant changes and developments in civilization. During these developments, the status quo has resisted change, but time has repeatedly shown us that change and development are ultimately best for civilization. The invention of money and the stock market enabled the emergence of the bourgeoisie class, ending feudalism and serfdom, and laying the foundations for a human-centered modern world. Technological advancements brought about by positive science ensured that equality was accepted as a norm, leading to the complete abolition of slavery. Unfortunately, in football, governed by a small elite group, this change occurred much later compared to the rest of the world. Until 1995, professional footballers did not have the freedom to move to the team of their choice even after their contracts expired; if their current clubs offered them a new contract, they were obliged to accept it. Once you signed a contract with a club, you had to surrender your free will to them. Jean Marc Bosman was a Belgian professional footballer who played in this semi-feudal system. In 1990, after his contract with his team RFC Liege ended, Bosman wanted to transfer to the French team Dunkerque. However, his club was furious about this request and demanded a hefty fee from Dunkerque to allow the transfer. Dunkerque rejected these absurd demands. Angered by this process, RFC Liege offered Bosman a contract 70% lower than his previous one, and according to the rules of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Bosman was forced to accept this offer. However, Bosman was determined to fight against this archaic practice and sued FIFA's rule at the European Court of Justice on the grounds of restraint of trade. The European Court of Justice ruled in favor of Bosman and issued what is still known as the Bosman Ruling. Today, the hundreds of millions of dollars in transfer fees and the multi-billion-dollar salary contracts are a result of Jean Marc Bosman's solitary struggle. The Bosman rules largely removed the dominance of clubs over footballers, resulting in increased player salaries. More young players began to strive to become footballers, a desire supported by their families, expanding the pool of player candidates and opening doors to discovering great talents. Great talents became stars and idols, leading to broadcasting rights deals worth billions of dollars. Today, four out of the five most followed athletes on Instagram, with a total of over 1 billion followers, are footballers. Just as the patenting of a simple thread weaving machine paved the way for the Industrial Revolution, the Bosman Law was the most important step towards the industrialization of football. But what about Bosman himself? Bosman won the case and opened the way for the football industry, but it took him 5 years to win. During these 5 years, he was ostracized by his team, demoted to the reserve team, and prevented from even attending training sessions, effectively ending his football career. He sank into debt due to a 70% reduction in his salary, and his relationship with his wife deteriorated. He lost his career and his family. Unfortunately, Jean Marc Bosman was the sole loser of the Bosman Ruling. As The Project Scout, we aim to prevent football, which missed the Industrial Age, from missing the blockchain, especially the RWA revolution, and to democratize the football transfer market to grow it most efficiently.