Sports wearable and data and analytics company Catapult Sports announced Monday it launched a consumer product PLAYERTEK for footballers. According to Catapult, the player-tracking pod is the world’s first GPS-enabled performance wearable on the market for amateur footballers. In 2016, Catapult acquired PLAYERTEK as part of $63 million purchase between the former company and XOS Digital, […]
Esports organization Fnatic announced Monday that it has raised over $7 million in financing, with contributions made by owners of the Boston Celtics and AS Roma. Jim Pallotta, who is President of the Series A football club and co-owner of the Celtics, and his private investment company Raptor Group, also participated in the round. The news […]
Flash back to December when Pixvana, a Seattle software startup, announced a partnership with the Seattle Sounders FC to bring fans the club’s first virtual reality experience. The company provided just a glimpse then of what was to come. The Sounders last month proceeded to release their virtual reality experience before their home opener against […]
Major League Soccer club New York City FC became the first in the league to sign an esports player, it was announced Wednesday. NYCFC landed local FIFA gamer Christopher Holly, who will represent the soccer team in FIFA tournaments and championships worldwide. Manchester City, the Premier League club that shares City Football Group as a […]
With newly-launched app Yakatak, soccer enthusiasts worldwide now have the opportunity to immediately chime in to the conversation with their friends. Fans can instantly upload selfie video reactions to anything happening on the pitch while overlaying their content with special emojis, stickers and slogans before sharing within Yakatak or across social media and different chat […]
