Tag: football
Hornets Set to Get Kim Min Jae
The Hornets are looking to add a player amidst their success in the second half of the season. The Hornets are looking forward to acquiring the South Korean defender from Beijing Guoan. The team is keen to get him for the foreseeable future, but certain Asian Champions League rules might be a roadblock in their…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Football dominates Google UK search in 2021
The three top trending terms on Google UK this year were football-related, with only one reference to Covid in the top 10. "Euros", "Premier League" and "Christian Eriksen" - the Danish player who had a cardiac arrest on the pitch - were the top three, with "Covid vaccine" fourth. Covid had dominated last year's list.…
Euro 2020 Final causes major spike in electricity demand
England v Italy in Euro 2020 Final led to one of the biggest electricity surges in modern times. The Euro 2020 semi-final match saw a surge of 1800MW at half-time. Pick-up was on a par with the televised Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. England-Germany match required the same power as the 2011…
Over 1 million ‘working’ from pub during Euro 2020 tournament
More than one million employees are planning to ‘work’ from the pub for Euro 2020 football matches which kick off during office hours, according to new research by Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. Seventeen football matches take place at 2pm or 5pm on work days — including England’s second-round match if they make it…
We Score football app added to new VW Golfs
Don't want to miss the latest football scores? Then you may be interested to hear that the We Score app has been added to all new VW Golfs from the 2020 model year onwards. Users can pre-set three clubs and one national team, and follow their favourites in all competitions. Along with live scores –…
That Peter Crouch Podcast is UK’s favourite sports podcast
The That Peter Crouch Podcast is officially the UK’s favourite sports podcast, brand new research reveals. The show, which has recently returned for a fifth series, is the most popular sporting podcast across Apple, Spotify and online interest at the start of 2021 in a study that also revealed how Spotify is the UK's top…
Top 80 things Football Fans love – Live Matches tops list
Perhaps not surprisingly as we enter a second lockdown - and a return to stadiums still a distant hope - the thing we miss most about football is the atmosphere at live matches.Heated derby wins, atmospheric terrace chants and referees falling over are also among the Top 80 things football fans love most about…
Sport Social football news service launches for smart speakers
A new smart speaker tool is to enable football fans to hear the latest news from all 20 Premier League clubs when they ask their virtual assistant for updates. The service, named Sport Social, is to launch on August 10 for both Amazon’s Alexa and the Google Assistant, during the opening weekend of the Premier…
Mario Balotelli celebrates Marseille goal by going live on Instagram
Mario Balotelli has added another chapter to his book of goal celebrations by going live on Instagram after scoring for Marseille. The former Manchester City striker, 28, swept home a remarkable volley for the home side against St-Etienne just 11 minutes into the Ligue 1 game. The Italian then had the presence of mind to…
How video games have changed the way you watch football
Throughout the early months of the year, millions upon millions will settle in to watch the most important games of the football season. College bowl games and championships wrap up at the onset of the New Year, while professional football’s postseason rolls through January before culminating in the Super Bowl in February. If you settle…