One week into Major League Soccer implementing the Video Assistant Referee system has resulted in a decision that left even the player whose team benefited from it to speak out in protest. Orlando SC’s Kaká was shown a straight red card in stoppage time with his team trailing by two goals when his only mistake seemed […]
You don’t buy a ticket to a sporting event to stand in line waiting for food. You buy a ticket to see the big moments and to say, “I was there.” To ensure their fans don’t miss any action the San Jose Earthquakes have partnered with FanFood, a mobile app allowing fans to have food […]
The German Football Association and Major League Soccer each began implementing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system over the weekend so that officials on the field would have the ability to consult with officials with access to video replay regarding match-changing decisions. In Germany’s debut of the VAR, a key part of the technology was […]
A legally blind man who had not been able to see a soccer match in almost 30 years recently watched his favorite club live with the help of eSight’s visual aid technology. Brian Casey, a 51-year-old U.K. resident became the first person in Europe to test and use eSight’s high-tech, HD video glasses, which play […]
Driving Catapult Sports’ acquisition of Playertek last year was the chance to crack into not only the amateur market but also lower rungs of professional sports. Louisville City FC of the United Soccer League recently joined the latter ranks a month ago. Playertek is a GPS-enabled, sensor-embedded device much like the elite Catapult harness but […]