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Seattle Reign FC Uses Microsoft Platform To Measure How Athletes Feel

NEW YORK — The Seattle Reign Football Club has become one of the first teams to implement a new platform designed by digital agency POP and Microsoft Corp. that not only tracks player data and performance, but also measures subjective data such as how athletes feel. The National Women’s Soccer League team recently started using […]

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FIFA Helps Confederations Cup Fans Don AR Face Masks On Facebook

The world governing body of soccer, FIFA, is offering fans on Facebook an augmented reality experience to coincide with the kick off of the Confederations Cup this month. In a simple three-step process fans can create their own 3D face mask and share on Facebook, with the selection of the eight teams competing in the […]

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FOX Sports, LiveLike Unveil Social Virtual Reality

FOX Sports announced Wednesday that it would debut Social Virtual Reality, which enables viewers experiencing select CONCACAF Gold Cup matches to have the ability to recognize each other’s avatars and communicate with each other. The group viewing is similar to the experience found in multiplayer video games. Users in the FOX SPORTS VR app will […]

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FOX Sports To Stream Champions League Matches On Facebook In U.S.

FOX Sports announced Tuesday it has partnered with Facebook to stream UEFA Champions League matches in the U.S. during the 2017-18 season on Facebook Live, which continues to become a destination for soccer streaming. FOX Sports will stream half of the matches on the FOX Sports Facebook Page and the other half in Spanish on the FOX […]

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