England’s Manchester Fans may anticipate a rush of statistics and match footage on social media when the World Cup begins in Qatar on Nov. 20. FIFA is expecting that this flurry will include information and material from a new player app.
FIFA announced on Friday that all participants in the finals will have access to their performance data on a specially designed app the organisation has created to give footballers from all 32 teams access to analysis and statistics.Through the players’ organisation FIFPRO, the app was developed in response to player comments. The data will be synced with a video of the action to enable speedy assessment of crucial moments.
While players with the biggest clubs and national teams, who employ teams of analysts, have easy access to such data and metrics, the app will ensure that squads with less funding also have access.The application will incorporate feedback from FIFA’s performance analysts as well as monitoring information and physical performance measures including distance travelled, sprint times, and location heat maps.
