Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC
Overview
- .soccer is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The registry operator is Donuts (Foggy Shadow, LLC).
- The string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 13 May 2015.
History
- The proposed .soccer application succeeded in ICANN's New gTLD process.
- Donuts (Foggy Shadow, LLC) manages the TLD and serves as its registry.
- Delegation to the Root Zone occurred on 13 May, 2015.
Usage and Audience
- Multiple applicants and stakeholders were involved in the .soccer contention set, including:
- Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.
- Donuts (Foggy Shadow, LLC)
- Famous Four Media (dot Soccer Limited)
- Soccer United Marketing, LLC
Notable Cases or Examples
- TLDH & $15 million auction funding:
- On February 26, 2013, Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. announced a funding agreement worth up to $15 million to be used in the event of an auction for a specific (unnamed) TLD.
- The investor would receive a share of future revenues rather than ownership of the TLD.
- TLDH did not name the specific string targeted; the announcement noted the funding was intended for use in contested auctions.
Operator
Domain Promos
| Registrar | Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
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Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: SOCCER organisation: Binky Moon, LLC address: c/o Identity Digital Inc. address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750 address: Bellevue WA 98004 address: United States of America (the) contact: administrative name: Vice President, Engineering organisation: Identity Digital Inc. address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750 address: Bellevue WA 98004 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1.425.298.2200 fax-no: +1.425.671.0020 e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital contact: technical name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group organisation: Identity Digital Limited address: c/o Identity Digital Inc. address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750 address: Bellevue WA 98004 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1.425.298.2200 fax-no: +1.425.671.0020 e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital nserver: V0N0.NIC.SOCCER 2a01:8840:22:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.32.58 nserver: V0N1.NIC.SOCCER 2a01:8840:23:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.33.58 nserver: V0N2.NIC.SOCCER 2a01:8840:24:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.34.58 nserver: V0N3.NIC.SOCCER 161.232.16.58 2a01:8840:fa:0:0:0:0:58 nserver: V2N0.NIC.SOCCER 2a01:8840:25:0:0:0:0:58 65.22.35.58 nserver: V2N1.NIC.SOCCER 161.232.17.58 2a01:8840:fb:0:0:0:0:58 ds-rdata: 28159 8 2 88ef6e5b2aae60cccf9f9585d03f0f2bff9a57c613cf3edcf01e34734886f0d3 whois: status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/ created: 2015-05-08 changed: 2025-10-07 source: IANA