Key Takeaways
- Long time PokerStars ambassador Fatima Moreira de Melo, a Dutch national hockey player and competitive poker player for over a decade, remains on the roster, but has moved to the regular “Team Pro” group of ambassadors.
- It is understood that the relationship with soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr, retired Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo Nazário, and basketball pro and “Friend of PokerStars” Dwyane Wade have all ended.
- The first ever sports star sponsored by PokerStars was tennis legend Boris Becker, who signed up with the company in 2007.
PokerStars has closed its group of “Team SportStars” ambassadors, which previously included world-renowned soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr.
Long time PokerStars ambassador Fatima Moreira de Melo, a Dutch national hockey player and competitive poker player for over a decade, remains on the roster, but has moved to the regular “Team Pro” group of ambassadors.
