SportsTechX and Gradient Sports Launch the Football Tech Report 2025
Berlin, Germany Oct 16, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - SportsTechX, the leading source for innovation and investment insights in sports, in collaboration with Gradient Sports, a premium football and sports analytics company, announced the launch of the Football Tech Report 2025. The report provides a comprehensive, data-backed view of the global football technology landscape, detailing key investment trends, innovation drivers, and emerging opportunities shaping the future of the sport. Key Findings: $7.7 billion in dealflow since 2020, with $2.2 billion raised in H1 2025 alone 63% of funding directed toward fan engagement and content solutions, surging to 80% in 202425 Europe leads football tech funding with $4.6 billion raised between 2020 and mid-2025, followed by North America ($2.6 billion) 10 emerging trends defining the next phase of football innovation, including advancements in womens football tech and pre- FIFA World Cup 2026 innovations 16 innovation initiatives launched by clubs and leagues, and 6 accelerators, incubators, and challenges driving football tech growth Why now? Simple. FIFA World Cup 26 is less than a year away, and we wanted to take stock of where the industry actually is, said Rohn Malhotra, Managing Director at SportsTechX. Let's start with numbers, which tell quite a story. Were seeing billions being deployed across the football tech ecosystem, but the bigger question remains: how much of this innovation is translating into value for teams, players, and fans? He added, Europe leads the way with ~60% of that investment, though North America isn't far behind at 33%. And here's something that jumped out at us: funding for Fan solutions has shot up from 63% to 80% in the last 18 months (2024-25). The industry is betting big on making sure fans have a great experience. Whether fans want all that and at what cost is a whole other question, and deserves its own investigation. Inside the Report The Football Tech Report 2025 includes: Comprehensive analysis of Football Tech Dealflow from the last 5 years Deep dives into regional and sector-wise investment patterns 10 major trends in football innovation along with 2 special features Curated lists: Startups to Watch, 20+ Innovation Initiatives, and Key Events for industry stakeholders Exclusive interviews with 15 global Football Innovators and Changemakers "The modern game demands strategic, data-driven decisions, and our analysis provides the clarity to make them. We transform complex data into forward-looking insights that empower professionals, media, and fans to think ahead, act decisively, and gain a lasting edge." added Nate Gerstle, Chief Executive Officer at Gradient Sports. The Football Tech Report 2025 serves as an essential resource for football industry professionals, investors, startups, and organizations aiming to capitalize on the rapidly growing football technology sector. The report offers in-depth data analysis, strategic insights, and actionable intelligence on innovation, investment, and emerging trends shaping the future of the global game. Download the Report To download your copy of the report, please visit: sportstechx.com/reports/ftr25/ About SportsTechX Based in Berlin, SportsTechX is the leading source for innovation & investment insights in sports. They help sports business leaders make smarter decisions and build future-focused strategies through our data-backed content, private research, and fundraising services. Since 2018, the company has mapped and analyzed the evolving global sports tech landscape, providing intelligence that helps leaders across the sports ecosystem make smarter decisions. About Gradient Sports Gradient Sports is the essential partner for football decision makers at all levels of the game. From elite professional teams to media experts and fans of the game, they help you win with best-in-class analysis, tools, and content that unlock the potential of data. They're obsessed with sport and dissatisfied with currently accepted conventions and limitation, so they've set out to redefine the meaning of truly great sports analysis. Media [email protected]://www.sportstechx.com Source :SportsTechXThis article was originally published by IssueWire. Read the original article here.
Zainab, where Determination Became Discipline
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Oct 13, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - She earned her place in top academic circles not through privilege, but through persistence. Known among peers for discipline rather than noise, she navigated highly competitive programs while cultivating passions far beyond the classroom, actively involved in charitable and associative work across North Africa from community initiatives in Algeria, to youth outreach projects in Tunisia then UAE, and regional programs aimed at education, health, and cultural inclusion. Her story is marked by :Sports that taught her repetition, failure, recovery.Academics that taught her analysis, patience, precision. Recently, Zainab gained recognition after defeating coaches in UAE across DCCC Tournaments, a deliberate continuation of her lifelong belief that mental endurance is forged, not gifted. By 16, she was already collecting medals in both gymnastics and swimming, by 18, she was no longer competing. When asked what drove her to succeed so consistently in both academics and high-performance sports, she responded not with a slogan, but with reflection : People often think academics and athletics pull in opposite directions, one cerebral, one physical. But theyre not rivals. They train the same muscles the world doesnt see : focus, recovery, pattern recognition, the refusal to surrender after a mistake. In sport, you fall in academics, you fail. In both, you return. That cycle is where discipline is born. Thats all success ever asks of us : return. Gymnastics gave me balance, swimming taught me breath, chess was simply the product of bothMedia ContactNUSACC*****@associationmail.com Source :www.nuysacc.org/uae-chamber-dialogueThis article was originally published by IssueWire. Read the original article here.
