Real Madrid is facing off against Juventus in the UEFA Champions League final Saturday in Wales, and it’s a football club that possesses a tech-centric mindset. Over the past few years, the top LaLiga football club has been an early adopter of emerging technologies and innovative ideas changing the global sports landscape. Last year, Real’s team mobile […]
BT Sport is making it simple for fans to watch the upcoming UEFA Champions League final in virtual reality. Ahead of the match between Real Madrid and Juventus, fans will have a chance to get a pair of free VR Google Cardboard headsets. Due to immense demand, BT Sport has actually sold out of the glasses […]
Manchester United was among the early beta partners for Facebook to use the company’s new tool AR Studio, which was announced Tuesday at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference as a way to provide augmented reality. A video of fans watching on television a goal scored by Manchester United could have real-time animated effects overlaid on the video. […]
Real Madrid’s initial impression of the Video Assistant Referee system that FIFA is testing can be summed up by midfielder Luka Modric’s reaction. “No es bueno,” Modric told reporters in Spanish after Real Madrid’s 2-0 win against Club America in a FIFA Club World Cup semifinal Thursday. Not good was the opinion even after a Cristiano Ronaldo goal […]
During Saturday’s anticipated soccer matchup between Barcelona and Real Madrid, now dubbed El Clasico, Intel’s 360-degree replay technology will be on full display. With both Camp Nou and Santiago Bernabeau — home of the respective clubs — now equipped with the replay system, La Liga becomes the first European soccer league to have the technology permanently […]
