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5 articles tagged with “wyscout”

The Scouting Platforms Are Signing Federations — But the Surface Under Your Feet Still Decides Whether You Qualify

Wyscout's Iraq deal, aiScout's Saudi acquisition and Eyeball's Azerbaijan camera network all share a structural flaw: they only reach players already inside an institution.

Oct 6, 20269 min read

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Wyscout Indexed an African Teenager at 15 — Then He Sold for €115m. The U-15 World Cup Starts in 22 Days and No One Is Building That Infrastructure for the Next One

Diomandé's path from an U-17 tournament in Ghana to Real Madrid for €115m is a map. The U-15 World Cup in Azerbaijan starts 22 October with no equivalent indexing for the players inside it.

Oct 1, 20269 min read

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Performing at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar Won't Put You in a Scout's Database — Here Is What Actually Does

The U-17 World Cup kicks off in Qatar this November. Many squad members will leave the tournament without a single searchable record in any scouting platform.

Sep 29, 20269 min read

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Eyeball Signs Its First Federation Deal — Here Is What Happens to Players Whose Federation Hasn't

Eyeball's Azerbaijan deal and its 500,000-player database are entirely club-dependent. If your club or federation hasn't opted in, you do not exist on the platform growing fastest.

Sep 24, 20269 min read

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Wyscout Is Signing Up Whole Federations — Here Is What That Means for Players Who Are Not Inside One

Wyscout's federation-by-federation rights strategy is drawing a scouting map with deliberate blank spots. Players outside those deals need to understand what that means.

Sep 3, 20269 min read