May 14th, 2013

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Twitter and ESPN will today announce a deal bringing sports clips to the microblogging site. The Wall Street Journal reports that ESPN will air video-highlight clips on Twitter of major sporting events...

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May 9th, 2013

Manchester City
Premier League club Manchester City is rolling out Wi-Fi and live mobile video in its Etihad stadium, in a move that it says will make it “the Premier League’s most technologically fan-friendly stadium”....

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April 24th, 2013

Vubooo
Vubooo is a second-screen app for football fans and, while it may have launched on iOS in time for the Champions League semi finals, it looks to have considerable potential for the future. The Vubooo app...

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April 19th, 2013

THE football app
THE Football App (their capitals, not ours) has raised €10m in Series A funding, which it will use to fund international expansion. The app, which is the work of Berlin’s Motain, covers more than 60...

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April 8th, 2013

I Am Playr
We R Interactive has launched the companion app to its online football game I Am Playr on Android and expanded its iOS app. The mobile apps link to the main online game, allowing players to work on their...

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March 12th, 2013

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The latest brand setting its sights on App Store glory is sports brand Hummel, which has launched an iOS game called Hummel Football. Released as a free download, the game challenges players to shoot...

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February 22nd, 2013

Fulhan Foursquare
London football club Fulham FC has joined Foursquare, launching an official Foursquare page and incorporating Foursquare Explore into its app. The club will use Explore to offer deals and recommend places...

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January 29th, 2013

Fanatix
Fanatix has released a Portuguese language version of its sports-based second screen iOS app, shortly after hitting 500,000 downloads. The Portuguese app is released in partnership with Sportinveste Multimédia,...

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January 24th, 2013

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News International has splashed £20m on a three-year deal for exclusive internet and mobile rights to Premier League football matches, and plans to use the content to boost subscriptions to its newspaper...

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