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The most interesting part of AI in sport is not what it can replace, but what it can reveal. I recently spoke with The Jerusalem Post about how AI may change the way we analyze technique and progress in figure skating. https://lnkd.in/e4EeqPYa

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚽ West Ham United FC Partners with AWS and Crayon to Develop AI-Powered Scouting Platform. by: Roger Hampel ⬇️ 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dJ7_uBtH #LinkedInSports #AI #Innovation #PremierLeague #Sports #Football

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The closing of this transaction is yet another proof of the outstanding work our teams at Sportradar are doing. We are not only shaping the future of sports analytics, we are building it, staying at the forefront of technology and bringing together exceptional engineering talent to deliver truly state-of-the-art solutions. This transaction also highlights the value and excellence of our Player Tracking products, which I have been fortunate to contribute to and help lead technically over the years. It is something I am very proud to have been part of. And while it is never easy to see something you have helped build move on, there is also a great deal of satisfaction in seeing it reach a point where it can take the next step and thrive on its own. A very special shout-out to our Indoor Sports Computer Vision team. A great deal of the credit for this achievement goes to you and the incredible work you have put in over the years. You should be extremely proud of what you have built and of the role your work has played in making this possible. Huge congratulations to everyone involved! 👏

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AI Is Moving From Data to Decisions in Scouting Marquee just raised $1.2M in pre-seed funding to build what it calls the AI-native decision layer for professional sports scouting. Led by AnD Ventures, with participation from Avishai Abrahami and Omer Shai of Wix, Ami Sirkis of 365Scores, and former Maccabi Netanya owner Eyal Segal, the round reflects growing conviction around AI infrastructure inside elite clubs. The pain point is clear. Clubs are flooded with tracking data, scouting reports, video tools, and proprietary models. Yet industry estimates suggest they effectively use as little as 4 percent of the data available to them. That disconnect is what Marquee describes as the “Data Paradox.” Rather than becoming another data vendor, the company is positioning itself above the stack. A unified intelligence layer that integrates third-party feeds with a club’s internal models and sporting DNA. Under the hood, the platform encodes players as high-dimensional vectors and applies Transformer-based models trained on hundreds of thousands of match sequences. It simulates team chemistry, evaluates tactical fit, and delivers explainable outputs through a natural language interface. The broader shift is significant. Scouting is moving from data accumulation to decision intelligence. If more than half of player acquisitions underperform expectations, the inefficiency is rarely about access to data. It is about synthesis, context, and speed. Marquee is already working with 20 professional clubs across Israel, Europe, and the United States, with pilots planned in top divisions in the Netherlands and the U.S. The market backdrop is substantial: • $60B+ spent annually on transfers and contracts • A $4.5B sports data market • An estimated $15B opportunity for AI-driven decision layers The team blends AI depth with real club-side experience, including 8200 alumni and former scouts. The ambition is clear. Not to replace scouting departments, but to augment them. To reduce manual workflows. To standardize evaluation. To make insights explainable and faster. In modern football and basketball, marginal gains are everything. Better scouting decisions can reshape balance sheets. #sportsbusiness #sportstech #AI #football #basketball #scouting #datadriven #sportsinnovation

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EuroLeague Round 27 sets the stage for a compelling clash: Crvena Zvezda hosts Maccabi Tel Aviv in a battle of contrasting styles. Crvena Zvezda's strength lies in their defensive discipline, averaging 87.5 points scored while conceding 85.5 points per game. In contrast, Maccabi Tel Aviv delivers a more volatile road performance, with higher scoring averages at 88.9 points but allowing 91.8 points against them. This matchup suggests a tightly contained game flow, making the prediction that total points will fall under 181.5 a strong, natural angle to consider. Both teams bring dynamic offensive and defensive strategies, but the defensive solidity of Crvena Zvezda could be the deciding factor. For professionals analyzing sports trends or investing in sports betting markets, understanding these nuanced team profiles offers valuable insight into game dynamics and prediction accuracy. #EuroLeague #BasketballPrediction #CrvenaZvezda #MaccabiTelAviv #SportsBetting Read more about the detailed analysis here: https://lnkd.in/epgU83J7

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Sportradar has sold its Atrium Sports coaching and scouting business for $170m. The business forms part of Sportradar's Synergy Sports subsidiary, which was acquired back in 2021. “This transaction optimises and streamlines our business as we focus on our core betting, gaming, and media priorities, while enabling us to retain key technology assets and capabilities that will support growth and innovation,” said Carsten Koerl, Sportradar CEO. https://lnkd.in/eKqq3BMR

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