France: UNECATEF enters partnership with Eyeball (scouting platform) for members looking for work

UNECATEF has entered into a partnership with Eyeball, a scouting platform based in Prague (CZE), aimed at its unemployed members, announced the French National Union of Professional Football Coaches and Technical Staff on 10/12/2024.

"Thanks to this collaboration, our members looking for work will once again have access to powerful tools and additional resources to optimise their work in analysing and coaching teams. This partnership marks a further step towards supporting coaches in their quest for excellence," explained the union.

The platform raised €5m in October 2024, led by venture capital firm Vendep Capital, which operates in the Nordic and Baltic countries, with participation from Sportlogiq (AI-based sports analysis), Heartland (the Danish Holch Povlsen family's holding company) and Founderment (an investment fund dedicated to tech). "Eyeball, which operates in 27 countries, is already being utilised by over 100 leading football clubs worldwide. This includes the majority of Premier League and Ligue 1 clubs, as well as over 50% of both the German Bundesliga and Italy's…