Blockchain technology has clubs in digital dreamland

MADRID - Soccer clubs are starting to tap the potential of blockchain technology as an innovative way to deal with longstanding issues such as ticket scalping, fan engagement and the payment of players' salaries.

Considered by many to be as revolutionary as the internet, a blockchain is a database that is shared across a network of hundreds of computers. Once a record has been added to the chain it is very difficult to tamper with.

And to ensure all copies of the database are the same, the network makes constant checks.