Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Andres Iniesta are just a few names on a long list of talented players who graduated from FC Barcelona’s youth academy. The program, nicknamed La Masia after the farmhouse that housed the academy’s players, now offers more recent graduates the amenities of a new €88 million housing project. Complete with […]
One of the world’s biggest soccer stars is backing the use of wearable cameras. FirstV1sion, a Spanish tech startup, has partnered with FC Barcelona star Andreas Iniesta to raise close to 5.3 million for clothes with embedded cameras.
Firstv1sion claims its cameras have broadcast quality recording. The startup already has a contract with Euroleague basketball, a partnership with Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Telefonica as a committed shareholder. Telefonica, a Spanish telecommunications provider, has already invested €60,000 in the startup.
One of the most recent updates to the Twitter platform is the addition of a new group direct messaging feature. With the group DM, users are not restricted to one-on-one interactions as up to 20 people can converse simultaneously via private messaging. Adidas was one of the first major sports companies that sought to capitalize […]
We have seen it time and time again: human error changing the outcome of a game. Whether it is two free throws given for the smallest of touches or an imaginary pass interference, the rules of the game ultimately come down to those officiating. Some sports have taken measures to prevent human error by implementing […]
We are less than a year removed from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Yet, recently, people have been talking about not the next World Cup, but the one after that. The 2022 World Cup, set to take place in Qatar has made headlines as of late, and not for good reasons. A FIFA taskforce […]
