Soccer is the most followed sport on Facebook, and at a time when the company is doing more with sports partnerships, LaLiga is the latest league to offer matches on Facebook Live for users in Spain. That’s no accident, of course, as LaLiga is in fact a pioneer in using Facebook Live. LaLiga and MEDIAPRO, which […]
RSC Anderlecht has announced it will become the first Belgian club to sign an eSports team, including a professional eSporter to represent the club in competitions worldwide. Get The Latest eSports Tech News In Your Inbox! To find the right gamer, RSCA will start its own e-division in a series of competitions that will kick off by […]
Challengermode, a Stockholm-based tech-startup that aims to “bring the seriousness of sport to competitive gaming,” recently raised a total of $1.3 million. Part of that money came from an investment from Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is from Sweden. The 35-year-old Ibrahimovic has won 13 league championships in 15 seasons and has been a prolific goal […]
On opening day of Mobile World Congress on Monday, FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu told audience members he wants his club to “build the future of the sports industry.” With that statement and main objective in mind, the football organization announced early plans for the Barça Innovation Hub project “to transform the world through sporting excellence, using knowledge […]
FOX Sports Eredivisie, a premium television service offering coverage of the Dutch football league, used virtual reality images to enhance a live broadcast of the Feyenoord-PSV Eindhoven match Sunday. FOX Sports Eredivisie collaborated with VR company Beyond Sports on using a virtual cameraman wearing an HTC Vive in order to see and record the game from multiple angles. The […]