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, 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
Are alliances between crypto companies and sports teams paying off in a meaningful way?
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
<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-
<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
<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
<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/
<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
<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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