From Struggle to Qualification: Paraguay’s Journey to the Football World Cup

The road to a FIFA World Cup is not built on talent alone. It is built in the thousands of micro-decisions made across every training cycle, decisions that, when made with precision, can be the difference between a squad that competes and one that conquers. The Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF) knows this better than […]

Teamworks Acquires PFF’s Enterprise Business, Cementing Position as the Leading AI Platform in American Football

Unifying every layer of football data, analytics, and operations into the most comprehensive AI-powered platform. DURHAM, N.C. — [MARCH 30, 2026] — Teamworks, the Operating System for Sports™ powering more than 7,000 elite sports organizations globally, today announced the acquisition of Pro Football Focus (PFF)’s enterprise (B2B) business, including its proprietary game event data and […]

The “Hidden Force” Behind Samurai Japan

How Teamworks Is Supporting the Defending Champions at the World Baseball Classic As the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) gets underway, all eyes are once again on Samurai Japan, the country’s national baseball team and defending champions. The tournament officially began on March 5, with Japan playing its opening game on March 6. Since then, […]

Data-Driven Isn’t Romantic — But It Wins: Lessons from AZ Alkmaar’s Model

In a recent Association of Sporting Directors webinar, Rich Byrne (Commercial Director, Teamworks Player ID) sat down with Merijn Zeeman, CEO at AZ Alkmaar, to explore the future of football recruitment, and what it truly means to build a data-driven culture. Drawing from his transformative work in professional cycling and now applying those lessons in […]

What Happens When a Performance Team Operates as One: Utah Athletics

University of Utah Athletics runs its performance operations on Teamworks Performance – including High Performance (AMS), S&C, and Nutrition – creating the connected foundation behind its integrated model. In a recent webinar hosted by Luke Barthel, Senior Account Executive at Teamworks, Utah’s leadership shared how they built an aligned performance team. What stood out wasn’t […]

Why Data Is a Culture, Not a Tool – By Gareth Jennings

Harburg group owns Al-Kholood, has a minority stake in Cadiz (Spain’s Segunda División) and has ownership of three African clubs. Presenting at TGG’s Big Data Webinar, Jennings – who is the former Technical Director of the UAE Pro League and Academy Director at Stoke City – explained how the Harburg Group use data not only […]

Teamworks Acquires Opteamal

DURHAM, N.C. [December 18, 2025] —Teamworks, the Operating System for Sports™ powering more than 6,500 elite sports organizations globally, today announced the acquisition of Opteamal. Headquartered in Belgium, Opteamal has been a trusted sports technology provider since 2022, specializing in athlete monitoring, performance data integration, and club workflow management across professional sport, with a particular […]