The German Football League has issued a statement with sharp criticism of the “massive technical problems” in the Video Assistant Referee system from service provider Hawk-Eye, calling the outages “unacceptable.” Use of the VAR system that was supposed to assist match officials on the field with game-changing decisions was either unavailable or temporarily unavailable at […]
The unveiling of teams for the fifth edition of the 2017 Audi Cup, a two-day pre-season football tournament, had an interesting wrinkle — the press conference was conducted with hologram technology integration. Host FC Bayern Munich had coach Carlo Ancelotti present in physical form at Säbener Straße to discuss the Cup, which will be at […]
The following interview is part of our ongoing Expert Series that asks C-level professionals, team presidents, league executives, athletic directors and other sports influencers about their latest thoughts and insights on new technologies impacting the sports industry. Name: Rudolf Vidal Company: Bayern Munich Position: President, Americas Rudolf Vidal is the President of Americas for FC Bayern Munich in […]
Major League Soccer is aiming to implement Video Assistant Referees during the second half of the 2017 season after testing the system in the first part of the season, commissioner Don Garber said Friday. And MLS is not alone, as Garber said he was “excited to be one of the few leagues in the world […]
Deltatre and Sportcast are forming a new Cologne, Germany-based company called Sportec Solutions GmbH that beginning in July will do official match data gathering, storage and distribution for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches. Sportcast, a DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH subsidiary, oversees the TV production of Bundesliga matches and as part of the joint venture with the media services […]
