NEW YORK — Within seconds of every goal at this summer’s FIFA World Cup, a highlight will be clipped and posted on Twitter. Every night, broadcasters in the U.S. (Fox Sports) and Australia (SBS) will air live analysis shows on the social media platform recapping that day’s play and previewing the next. Brands are getting […]
The championship game of Australia’s top soccer league was mired in controversy Saturday by a software malfunction in the Hawkeye Video Assistant Referee system. Melbourne Victory defender James Donachie was visibly offsides on a free kick that immediately preceded teammate Kosta Barbarouses’ goal. The VAR review should have negated the goal, which proved to be the […]
Electronic Arts announced yesterday that it will be releasing a free downloadable World Cup mode for its FIFA 18 soccer game. The mode will include all 12 Russian stadiums, cinematic cutscenes of the tournament, and allow gamers to build their ultimate international team with players picked both from any country and across the history of […]
Every sports fan has been there. It’s the last minute of a game. The intensity is high. You long ago left the edge of your seat to franticly pace. Then the ball gets tipped out of bounds, it moves a fraction of an inch in the receiver’s hands, or hands got mixed in with the […]
It was a big weekend for Manchester City FC. They beat Tottenham FC 3-1 and clinched the Premier League title, capping a historically dominant season. But when Man City was preparing for the match this past Saturday, its players had an added level of insight from a tablet screen where they gleaned critical information about the […]