De la lucha a la clasificación: el camino de Paraguay al Mundial de Fútbol

El camino hacia una Copa Mundial de la FIFA no se construye solo con talento. Se construye a partir de miles de micro-decisiones tomadas en cada ciclo de entrenamiento; decisiones que, cuando se ejecutan con precisión, marcan la diferencia entre un equipo que compite y uno que conquista. La Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF) lo […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]