In late January there was plenty of talk surrounding crowd control in Scotland and their Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Plans were made to install a facial recognition system into the venues to identify and monitor past offenders with a history of misbehaviour; this includes anything from pyrotechnics to violence and offensive chanting or singing. […]
Premier League clubs are actively pursuing new ways to engage with their supporters and to enhance the fan-experience both on and off the field. After FC Liverpool announced their partnership with Vixlet, City Football Group launched a new global partnership with web development platform Wix.com. The firm will collaborate with all three teams under the […]
Liverpool FC is expanding its effort to connect with their fan base. After partnering with Skype to provide Reds fans with a new way to engage with their club, Liverpool FC unveiled its partnership with Vixlet, a social media network platform based in Los Angeles, to revamp the club’s magazine website into a “next generation […]
Among athletes we have seen a growing trend in wearable technology, and data driven analysis to increase performance. Heart Rates, and GPS monitoring from wearables are being used amongst many professional teams to identify training session trends. However, Fit For 90 has created a new wave of technology that is a proven success. Get The […]
Throughout professional soccer, clubs have been rapidly adopting data-driven match analysis tools as their philosophies have shifted towards utilizing objective data for evaluating player performance. Built on dissecting each match into specific, quantifiable events, this principle is already firmly embedded in sports such as baseball and football. Unlike baseball however, most analysis metrics in soccer […]