You could say DeAndre Yedlin is proud to be from Seattle. Yedlin, a defender for the U.S. men’s national soccer team, recently invested in Seattle-based Volt Athletics, a platform for professional-level strength and conditioning. Yedlin currently plays for Newcastle United and has had previous stints with the Seattle Sounders and Tottenham Hotspur. But when he’s […]
FIFA head of refereeing Massimo Busacca simulated the sounds of the heartbeat when discussing the pressure that can impact the referee on the field while making sure the Video Assistant Referee system functions properly. “They’re afraid,” Busacca said, making the heartbeat motion with his hands. “’What do I have to do? How do I have […]
A highly popular online soccer destination for millennials is coupling with a powerful media company to advance a social media-first forum for Hispanic soccer fans. Juanfutbol, the social soccer channel for young Hispanics since 2014, has partnered with UnivisionDeportes.com to form the juanfutbol Facebook channel. The page will feature content mostly in English geared toward […]
Swansea City FC sits in the lower half of Premier League football clubs in terms of annual player spend, and as a result, it has to get scrappier and strategic with how it maximizes its talent on the pitch. That’s where Performance Director Richard Buchanan and his support staff of physiotherapists, data scientists, psychologists, sports […]
The Portuguese Football Association (FPF) has launched a FIFA eSports league and full eSports division in partnership with German financial services company Allianz. The free event, called the “Allianz Challenge” has over $22,000 worth of prizes and has now opened for gamers to apply for entry through an eSports website launched in conjunction with this […]
