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How to stream the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the USA

Fans across the globe will be tuning in to the most-watched sporting spectacle — the 2022 FIFA World Cup— set to kick off on Sunday, November 20, with host nation Qatar facing off against

Draftea kicks off LatAm fantasy football with NFL partnership, fresh funding

Draftea, which calls itself the first daily fantasy sports company in Spanish-speaking Latin America, is taking fantasy football (not fútbol) to the region in a new partnership with the National Foot

Sports partnerships are more than just a deal for major crypto companies

Are alliances between crypto companies and sports teams paying off in a meaningful way?

As regulation heats up, will gaming studios’ gamble on loot boxes pay off?

Loot boxes, a way for players to receive random in-game rewards in exchange for real money, have been disparaged for a while now, and they’re now increasingly subject to government scrutiny.

Daily Crunch: Beating ‘other takeover bidders,’ Bosch acquires autonomous driving startup Five.ai

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FIFA gets into the streaming business with the new soccer platform FIFA+

Looks like FIFA will be another streaming rival for sports associations and services alike. Launching today, Tuesday, April 12, FIFA+ is a free, ad-supported platform that will release as an app (iOS

Eksab gets $3M to scale its fantasy football platform across MENA and Africa

Football (or soccer, as it’s commonly called in the U.S.) is the most popular and watched sport globally, with over 5 billion fans according to its apex governing body, FIFA. While the World Cup

FanDuel founder and Sequoia bet on Spanish-language fantasy sports app Draftea

Founder Alán Jaime Misrahi grew up devoted to soccer, eventually playing in Mexico’s third division. While he didn’t necessarily make it to the “big leagues” playing the sport, his new co

Tencent leads $100M Series B funding round into China-based esport provider VSPN

Further confirmation that the esports market is booming amid the pandemic comes today with the news that esports “total solutions provider” VSPN (Versus Programming Network) has raised wha

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get EA Play on November 10th

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers would be able to access EA Play for no additional cost. The company shared more details about the rollout. Console play

Black Friday sees record $7.4B in online sales, $2.9B spent using smartphones

Following swiftly on the heels of a Thanksgiving that broke records with $4.2 billion in online sales, Black Friday also hit a new high, although it just fell short of predictions. According to analyt

Loot boxes in games are gambling and should be banned for kids, say UK MPs

UK MPs have called for the government to regulate the games industry’s use of loot boxes under current gambling legislation — urging a blanket ban on the sale of loot boxes to players who

FIFA and EA announce the first eWorld Cup

Esports are showing no sign of slowing down, as the segment continues to grow. Today, EA and FIFA announced their intentions to replicate one of the world’s greatest athletic events in the world

Player’s Lounge Hosts Live Video Game Competitions At Your Favorite Bar

While FIFA tournaments have always been a popular ad-hoc activity among gaming communities, a new startup is hoping to add a social component and turn these tournaments into an actual business. Founde

‘Air Conditioned’ 2022 World Cup In Jeopardy As Players' Union Calls For Winter Tournament

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/qatar2022w.jpg" />We're still a hot 11+ years away from <a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/12/02/qatars-world-cup-2022-win-is-a-win-

Will Japan Get To Host The First ‘Next-Generation’ (And 3D!) World Cup in 2022?

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/japan2022.jpg" />Fifa's bigwigs are currently in Zurich listening to numerous bids to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. A sort of, “Pl

EA Sports To Be ‘Official Video Game Partner’ Of Vancouver Whitecaps MLS Team

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sounders.jpg" />Unfortunately, I've exhausted all of my Clásico references <a HREF="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/11/30/%e2%80%98mass

Soccer Governing Body To Hear From Goal-line Technology Providers Today, Will Make Final Decision In March

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/etoogl.jpg" />Who can forget the acrimony, not to mention the utter embarrassment, that followed <a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/

Theoretical Pro Evolution Soccer, FIFA Demo Showdown

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/messipes.jpg" />The European soccer season is well under way, and that could mean only one thing: the new <i>FIFA</i> and <i>PES</i> game

Remembering the 2010 Fifa World Cup

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/spaincopa1.jpg" />Spain now have a star on their shirt. I'm not exaggerating when I say that my limbs were numb and my mouth was dry duri
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