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 […]
Powering Olympic Hockey Performance
At the Olympic level, hockey decisions happen fast. Rosters are assembled from multiple leagues, line combinations must click immediately, and preparation windows are short. For the men’s national teams of Canada, Sweden, and Finland, and the women’s national teams of Canada and Sweden, Sportlogiq provides a trusted foundation for turning insight into action. Earlier this […]
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 […]
Inside the C-Suite: How Football Leaders Are Thinking About Data
At World Football Summit Riyadh we had the privilege of bringing together a distinguished panel of thought leaders in football to explore one of the game’s most pressing challenges: how clubs can successfully implement and maximise the value of data. The challenges clubs face with data adoption are well known across global football, so hearing […]
Key Takeaways from Luke Bornn at Leaders Meet Innovation
At the recent Leaders Meet event in London, Luke Bornn, Co-founder of Zelus Analytics, now Teamworks Player ID, took the main stage to deliver a compelling talk on one of the most misunderstood areas in elite sport: sports analytics. In a room full of decision-makers from across the global sports landscape, Luke challenged the audience […]
Part One: The Player Evaluation Gap in College Football
Written by Karim Kassam, VP of Product, Teamworks Intelligence “With the margins in football becoming ever so small, the difference between winning the division and having the first draft pick, making the playoffs or being fired, is a matter of 10 or 15 plays a season.” This observation from Greg Olsen, former NFL tight end, […]
WATCH: How College Football Can Close the Analytics Gap | MIT Sloan Sports
At this year’s MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Karim Kassam, VP of Product for Football and Hockey at Teamworks Intelligence, delivered a compelling presentation on the future of college football analytics to a standing-room only. Kassam highlighted how college programs have fallen behind NFL counterparts in player evaluation and outlined a compressed timeline for catching […]