Tag: soccer

  • For Soccer Ventures Acquiring FootyCon, The Association and Kicks To The Pitch Accelerates US Football

    For Soccer Ventures is out to accelerate American football through the acquisition of FootyCon, The Association and Kicks To The Pitch, helping to make the vision investor Richie Graham has closer to reality. This investment firm in Philadelphia is geared towards philanthropy in the sport using long-term goals and a pledge of $50 million to…

  • Super Soccer Stars Curriculum Delivered By Famer Personalized Coaching Platform

    Super Soccer Stars (SSS), the leading premier youth soccer club in New York partnered with Famer and their online personal coaching platform for a coach, athlete and parent to engage through a personalized coaching experience. Famer will connect Super Soccer Stars football players to coaches and instructors via a smart video app for training programs,…

  • VICI Sports Startup Uses IoT and AI To Deliver PSG SuperFan and Brand Ambassadors Activations

    VICI Sports partnered with Paris Saint-Germain and other top European football clubs to activate superfans via their globally connected TV network and personalized SportsCenter complete with IoT and AI components. The Boston based startup is led by Adam Jones, co-founder and CEO, who chatted with THE Sports Techie community blog about business development, their technologies,…

  • DONGTU Gif Platform in China Partners with NHL and Paris Saint-Germain Football Club

    The NHL and Paris Saint-Germain Football Club partnered with DONGTU in China to deliver GIF’s behind the Chinese firewall and reach their massive sports and Internet friendly fan base. What is a GIF? Think of it as an animated image that is shared on social media channels as messages and comments for communication purposes. Dongtu…

  • AS Roma Missing Children Social Media Initiative Intertwined With Transfer Announcement Day

    Missing children, the topic and gripping reality makes your heart skip beats and AS Roma decided to take on this grave global issue by partnering with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) here in the United States as a way to increase awareness using the club’s social media channels. In Italy, the…

  • FIFA Women’s World Cup VAR Room Media Briefing Review

    The FIFA TV media briefing today regarding refereeing and VAR was enlightening both as a fan of football and a sports tech expert. I especially enjoyed listening to Pierluigi Collina, Chairman of FIFA’s referee committee, he hails from Italy and speaks English with a very strong Italian accent. He was joined by Head of FIFA Referring…

  • Social Soccer: The Top 20

    Here’s a fascinating soccer league table that might surprise you. The biggest clubs in the world are revealed and ranked in this infographic that reveals how many social media followers each has right now.  And it’s yet another El Clásico at the top with Barcelona and Real Madrid neck-and-neck.  Six teams from the Premier League…

  • TeamSnap and Washington Youth Soccer Sports Tech Partnership Official

    TeamSnap sports management technology headquartered in Boulder. Colorado since 2009 is now the official team and sports organization management platform for all Washington State Youth Soccer clubs. THE Sports Techie community blog followers and readers should know I played in WSY from 2nd to 12th grade during the early 70’s through the early 80’s when families…

  • The Talking Points From The 2018 World Cup in Russia

    The Talking Points From The 2018 World Cup in Russia It’s now more than three months since the 2018 World Cup ended on a high note with France lifting the trophy for the second time after a thrilling 4-2 win at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. But the interest surrounding it hasn’t gone yet, which is quite…

  • Sports Betting vs. Online Casino Games: A Comprehensive Comparison

    We all love online entertainment, and gambling over the web is one of the many ways we can indulge ourselves in real-time, right from all forms of sports bets to a wide selection of online casino games. We love online entertainment so much that industries like the online gambling industry which you can play here today,…