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Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic Invests In eSports Company Challengermode

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 […]

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FC Barcelona Announces Early Plans For Barca Innovation Hub

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 […]

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FOX Sports Eredivisie Uses Virtual Reality Images To Enhance Live Broadcast Of Football Match

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 […]

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