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By Alexandra Regida BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Rollersoccer World Cup kicked off in Brussels on Monday as nine teams from the United States and Europe compete
In the steamy days of late summer, when large men in pads battered one another on the football field, some tried to speed their recovery on the sidelines by breathing pure oxygen. Philadelphia Eagl…
More than 17 million viewers tuned in to see England’s historic win over Germany in the Women’s Euros 2022 last month, and 87,192 fans watched it live at Wembley Stadium.
USWNT forward Megan Rapinoe said the kiss that Spain federation chief Luis Rubiales planted on the lips of Women’s World Cup champion Jenni Hermoso signals a “deep level of misogyny and sexism in that federation.”
Ally was the exclusive sponsor of the 11 p.m. ET edition of SportsCenter on Thursday, co-anchored by Elle Duncan and Nicole Briscoe as part of an all-women production team. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the production
The idea of deducting points from countries or clubs whose fans are found guilty of racist abuse has the backing of nearly two thirds of football supporters, according to a new survey on Wednesday.
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Future shoes are already here. Wearable technology can track data for runners, online gaming and even for physically impaired users. What’s next for smart sneakers?
Wow! Check out this interactive basketball court – it even has markings showing you where to go, which can come in handy when training kids and beginners.
Playing on a glass floor can be a fun experience. Plus, it can help reduce the risk of injuries, compared to other playing surfaces such as hardwood floor or grass.
Surface Changes: Glass Floors Are Making Playing Courts Adaptive and Interactive
A major UK review into the inclusion of trans athletes has concluded some sports should consider creating different categories of competition in an attempt to ensure fairness.
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2020’s International Review for the Sociology of Sport reported that “mixed sport has been identified as having social benefits that can challenge the heteronormativity that often underpins interactions between males and females”. Currently, we are denying school children this beneficial
The tweak to the handball law will become effective on July 1, although competitions will retain the flexibility to introduce changes prior to that date.
The Premier League’s stricter approach to the new handball law could result in players hesitating to use their arms to protect themselves during aerial challenges, former England midfielder Ryan Mason said on Tuesday.
Referees use goal-line technology in most FIFA competitions to decide on controversial goals. However, the system relies on cameras, so a smart game ball could be a considerable improvement.
Goal-line technology was used in all of the matches of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012. This is how the systems were set up and how they fared.http://www....
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Drive in? Thats the same as staying in. The idea was to have a community turn up to enjoy the match together – especially away matches, and especially for families that don’t want to hang around a town centre pub. Driveins look a bit shite tbh.
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Check out this smart vest that uses an AI to keep you warm. The technology can be reverse-engineered to help keep football players cool.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/18/23558991/carhartt-x-1-smart-heated-vest-wearable
Addidas football kits have come with an advanced cooling technology.
Check these sports t-shirts out! They don’t a smart-cooling feature though.
Check this out! People with disability are using skates to play football in Ghana!
Football on skates is a real thing! Countries even compete in Rollersoccer World Cup.
https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/21/nine-teams-vie-for-football-on-roller-skates-world-cup-in-belgium
Playing football on skates could be fun but also very dangerous.
Canned oxygen is readily available on Amazon.
While canned oxygen might offer some benefits, it’s not a performance enhancer.
Canned oxygen is an excellent idea for sideline treatment of footballers and pro athletes during short breaks in play.
Social media can help promote women’s sports by raising awareness for sporting events and putting professional female athletes in the limelight.
Women’s sports can go far, but misogynistic and sexist behaviour like this must first be first rooted out.
https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38239813/rubiales-behavior-signals-deep-misogyny-sexism-rapinoe
It’s good to see media outlets taking huge strides towards promoting women sports.
https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2023/07/espn-and-ally-rewrite-the-playbook-with-womens-sports-focused-sportscenter-takeover/
Women’s sports events are already pulling huge crowds, but they can do even better.
It’s always cool to see what football stars get up to when off the pitch.
Behind-the-scenes content is the perfect way to increase fan engagement, and not just for football or other sports.
https://www.blackbird.video/archive/sports/behind-the-scenes-content-fan-engagement/
Sadly, as Pep said, racism is everywhere, and we need to tackle it in all areas, not just soccer.
Ban the fans for life!
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/10/racial-abusers-to-be-banned-from-all-premier-league-grounds
Teams with racist fans should have their points deducted or banned from participating in competitions until they tackle the problem!
Teams are usually punished, but we need harsher penalties than playing without fans or fines they can easily afford!
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/sep/21/hungary-ordered-to-play-game-without-fans-for-racist-abuse-of-england-players-fifa
Several sports don’t have ties, like tennis, basketball, baseball, etc., and they are fun to watch.
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/tennis-tiebreaker-guide
Ties make soccer matches less exciting. So it’s time to end them.
Check out these smart shoes for kids with a GPS tracker! They could come in handy if your child got lost or, God forbid, got kidnapped.
Soon, smart shoes will be the standard for measuring athlete performance.
Smart shoes offer more advanced analytics compared to standard fitness trackers, which can help to improve your running.
https://www.continental-tyres.co.uk/b2c/stories/smart-shoes.html
#smartshoes are the latest wearable trend!
Wow! Check out this interactive basketball court – it even has markings showing you where to go, which can come in handy when training kids and beginners.
Playing on a glass floor can be a fun experience. Plus, it can help reduce the risk of injuries, compared to other playing surfaces such as hardwood floor or grass.
Glass floor playing surfaces have been around for a while now, and are increasingly being used in competitive sports arenas.
https://venuesnow.com/breaking-glass-floor-in-led-tech/
A separate open or mixed-gender category in sports might be the answer to controversial issues like transgender inclusion.
While a great idea, we cannot ignore the biological differences between genders, which can give some men an undue advantage.
It’s already happening at the Olympic level!
https://olympics.com/ioc/news/mixed-gender-events-a-sign-of-innovation-and-greater-gender-diversity-at-tokyo-2020
There are several competitive sports where men and women compete equally. Soccer, volleyball, basketball, and others should follow suit.
Mixed-gender sports can offer numerous social benefits, especially at the youth level.
https://www.kyniskaadvocacy.com/the-female-gaze-blog/g98hdyoid3xxpmb1e3abom39vyyrb5
Why not do away with the rule entirely? Other sports, such as volleyball and basketball, allow players to use both hands and feet!
Accidental handballs are no longer penalized in football!
The FIFA handball rule, especially the “unnatural position”, is completely without sense.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-handball-idUKKBN26K3BR
Oh, I love this concept for a smart soccer ball that changes colour when a goal is scored or when the ball goes out-of-bounds.
It seems like the future is already here! The FIFA world cup 2022 ball will feature smart sensors to improve the accuracy of VAR calls.
Referees use goal-line technology in most FIFA competitions to decide on controversial goals. However, the system relies on cameras, so a smart game ball could be a considerable improvement.
A cool idea. While VAR has improved accuracy in critical calls, the decision to make the call is left to referees.
This 360-degree replay techniology from Intel is also amazing.
We need this technology in football! No more getting offside and penalty calls wrong!
Are these technology eroding the human aspect of the game?
At the current rate, Robots will take over as football referees very soon!
https://www.besoccer.com/new/robots-will-replace-referee-assistants-by-2030-380079
FIFA is already using AI technology to track offside calls with the systems being dubbed “robot referees”.
The vacuum autofit is a revolutionary technology for making more impact-resistant helmets.
These biking helmets don’t use a vacuum system, but they have an autofit feature courtesy of a self-adjusting harness https://lazersport.us/blogs/news/lazer-autofit-system
There are skiing helmets featuring vacuum autofit technology on the market. I hope they can make some for motorcycle riders and other sports soo.
SpringBlade Innit
they might be a good idea for cross-country skating, which is a thing now.
…as iff…
Drive in? Thats the same as staying in. The idea was to have a community turn up to enjoy the match together – especially away matches, and especially for families that don’t want to hang around a town centre pub. Driveins look a bit shite tbh.
drive in… to Brighton v ManU
Great idea, coming soon but not soon enough – Tribalism is good for you and is a community activity after all,
Can’t decide between a royal or a zuck
and the Pope has special powers.
OMG you can buy that Putin one. WANT!
And the winner is… the VLAD
Now is the time to start taxing big sports earners fairly… https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/2020/06/15/help-all-sports-clubs-now-tax-professional-clubs-later/
Not likely – currently ManUnited are likely to get govt (our) money, like they need it….