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U.S. Soccer Wearables Deal Will Not Collect Player-Specific Data From Academies

The billion-dollar partnership between STATSports Group and the U.S. Soccer Federation, which the parties announced earlier this year, will encourage all members — whether part of the national teams or youth academies — to wear tracking devices but will not collect player-specific data from academy players. U.S. Soccer is collecting player-specific data only from its […]

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US Soccer Strikes 3-Year Data Deal To Develop, Scout Players

The U.S. Soccer Federation announced a three-year partnership on Thursday with Opta, a sports analytics company, to give the league access to detailed player data that could be used to enhance fan engagement, develop athlete performance and aid in scouting players.  The deal makes Opta, which already provides data analytics to the English Premiere League, […]

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