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How Hudl’s Analytics Helped Lincoln City Make FA Cup History

With the third round of the hallowed FA Cup kicking off in January, many of the minnows of the English soccer game will be looking to Lincoln City for inspiration following its historic run in the competition last year. The club, which was in the lowly fifth tier of English soccer last season, was the […]

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Sparta Science Signs First English Premier League Deal With Stoke City

Sparta Science, which has technology aimed at predicting and preventing injuries, has announced its first partnership with an English Premier League club in Stoke City F.C. The deal means that Stoke City will use Sparta’s software platform, SpartaTrac. This platform is paired with a force plate, which is used to scan athletes within 60 seconds. […]

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Manchester City Fans Can Get A Kick Out Of Facebook Messenger Game

If you’re a Manchester City fan, and watching the English Premier League-leading football club isn’t already taking up most of your time, chances are the team’s new game will take care of that…just as soon as you open Facebook Messenger. In a move apparently to further engage fans — though what fan isn’t engaged by […]

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AS Roma Releases Interactive Story For Instagram Stories, Snapchat

Ahead of AS Roma’s recent UEFA Champions League tie with English Premier League side Chelsea, the Italian club unveiled its first interactive mobile story previewing a soccer game. Roma partnered with Fastory, a company with a platform that enables sports teams and brands to design full-screen mobile stories specifically for Instagram Stories and Snapchat, yet […]

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BT Sports App Provides 360-Degree Instant Replay Of Soccer, Boxing

Neymar was quiet in Bayern Munich’s Champions League triumph over Paris Saint-Germain Tuesday evening, but fans who crave watching the new PSG star were still able to see him play from all angles thanks to a new offering in the BT Sport App. BT Sport, the sports division of British Telecommunications, announced Tuesday that it […]

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