The San Jose Earthquakes have introduced a new Innovation Advisory Board which is designed to advise the team executives on new and emerging technology trends that can improve the fan experience, increase brand awareness, improve player performance and deliver potential corporate partnerships to the club. The board is made up of eight Silicon Valley residents […]
Video replay technology was used to award a penalty kick for the first time in FIFA competition on Wednesday at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. The tournament is the site of FIFA’s first live trial of the Video Assistant Referee, enabling the referee on the field to review video footage on a pitchside […]
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 […]
The Celtic eSports League officially launched Monday as gamers from around the United Kingdom and Ireland will be matched with professional soccer clubs. Eight eSports teams in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland will compete for the Community Cup this week, with full league competition slated to begin in early 2017. The inaugural league […]
FIFA is enabling the match officials at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan that began on Thursday to review footage on a pitchside monitor for certain decisions. The “important test” is a first for FIFA, which in its previous “semi-live” experimentation had only allowed officials on the pitch to receive verbal input on key decisions […]
