With the world governing body of soccer, FIFA, intending to use video assistant referees at next year’s World Cup in Russia after the system was used at the Confederations Cup, it has made a call out to technology companies to assist with making this goal a reality. VARs are off-pitch match officials who can use video […]
Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid C.F. will be the global cover star of EA SPORTS FIFA 18. The highly anticipated title, which will launch worldwide on Sept. 29, is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. During a training session […]
In early 2016, it was reported that the workers working on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar stadium were suffering “appalling treatment” by FIFA and the Qatari authorities. According to Amnesty International, the workers were forced to live in squalid accommodation, appeared to pay huge recruitment fees and had wages withheld and passports confiscated. After […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is in favor of having Video Assistant Referees in place by the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Infantino made the comments to Le Parisien on Monday, making it a real possibility that the World Cup, a referee inside of a van with access to video technology can advise a match official […]
Panasonic has developed a prototype of the BalloonCam with an eye toward using the entertainment drone at sporting events including the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The BalloonCam was the subject of a demonstration experiment when it was displayed for the first time outside of Japan last month in Dubai, as Panasonic looks to bring […]
