Air-Eze providing cleaning solutions to remove mud from boots

Air-Eze are a British organisation in whom through the basic formula of air compression, have enabled for participants across different codes of sports to find longevity within their much beloved sports essentials.

Market leaders within the field of compressed air operated cleaning stations, Air-Eze have established over 1,300 sites within their 25 year tenure of operations.

Providing avid sports participants and construction workers with a self-serve cleaning service.

Through air-compression, pop-up devices are placed across a plethora of varying places, all designated in cleaning debris off of a person’s shoes.

Footballers are pedantic when it comes to their beloved football boots, no matter the skill level or demographic.

Participants place a hefty amount of time and consideration towards which pair of boots best symbolises their playing style.

Through the modernisation of football, boots are no longer just essentials. With the immense popularity surrounding features such as specific variations, colours and patterns.

Footballers associate boots as a visual representation of who they are as a person, almost an extension of their personality.

Pitches across the globe are prone to exhibit large masses of mud, especially throughout the wet seasons.

Therefore, players across all skill-levels of the sport are not immune to experiencing a large build-up of mud, upon their expensive football boots they recently purchased.

A part of the sport in which is appreciated by many, Football is for the brave-hearted, and it is associated with mud. Although synthetic surfaces have become a normality, the fabric that football was made upon still remains a common theme upon the sport.

The fabric of football consists of grit, determination and passion. With a playing surface not interfering with the competitive nature of its participants. Who throughout the course of history have tracked into the clubrooms, leaving a muddy trail behind them.

A 2-year warranty is issued upon the purchase of their self-proclaimed low maintenance machines.

The longevity of the system is maintained through frequent services, ensuring that the equipment is working at its optimal level.

Air-Eze unit

Upon optimal use of the Air-Eze Bootboy system, football clubs are able to exercise enhanced hygiene throughout fully-furbished indoor facilities.

The Air-Eze Bootboy system is effortless. Through the sheer power instilled within the system and alternating air-nozzles, players, club-staff and club officials are all able to clean their boots without any real difficulty.

Gone are the days of arriving home from a football related activity, whether it was training or match-day where participants would arrive home and smack their boots upon a hard-surface, in order to get rid of the mud all compounded within the boot studs.

Furthermore, the company is recognised its products low running costs and minimal maintenance. Although its design is robust, it somewhat operates better.

As a result, the machines are resistant to corrosion guaranteeing a durable, long-term, sustainable product effective within saving costs.

Renowned football clubs across the globe have been swift in utilising the services of Air-Eze.

European giants Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Celtic, Tottenham and Rangers are all upon an ever growing list of football clubs who have installed Air-Eze’s Bootboy system upon their clubrooms.

Featuring mostly within the player tunnels, the air-compression system does not require much space. It also acts as a nice feature upon the player ramp, allowing players to enter clubrooms still in their football attire, without the possibility of leaving a trail in their wake.

Air-Eze despite having built up quite the portfolio across the UK and various parts of Europe are still yet to feature down under.

It would be a nice touch for clubs across the local leagues to focus on the cleanliness of club rooms, by the prevention of players entering with muddy boots.

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UEFA’s Role in Operation Kratos: stopping global piracy

UEFA against anti-piracy, supports Operation Kratos

UEFA has publicly issued support for Operation Kratos, a multinational effort to prevent international piracy.

Headed by the Republic of Bulgaria’s Ministry of the Interior and supported by police agencies from the Italian and Croation Republics alongside Europol and Eurojust, as well as Spanish football league LaLiga, Operation Kratos has actively dismantled a global piracy network used by over 22 million users.

Executed throughout the middle of 2024, during major sporting events such as the, Paris Olympics, UEFA EUROs tournament and UEFA Champions League, Operation Kratos undertook 112 search and seizures of equipment, and identified 102 suspects, arresting 11.

Across the seizures, law enforcement discovered 270 IPTV devices, 100 domains that had been used for crime, and nearly 30 servers. In addition, authorities found weapons, drugs, 2.65 million AUD in cryptocurrency and 66,000 AUD in cash.

UEFA played a crucial part in the operation, providing critical and prompt information on illegal sports streams. Information was gained through UEFA’s widespread content protection program which monitors for stolen content using the latest available technology.

A UEFA spokesperson highlighted the value of Operation Kratos for the organisation and sport as a whole.

“UEFA welcomes and supports such a successful and unprecedented operation that neutralised a record number of illegal streaming platforms and illegal IPTV services. We would like to thank the various stakeholders involved for their ongoing efforts and the high level of cooperation in fighting digital piracy by bringing actions such as this against organised crime”

“Financial revenue generated from media rights is vital for the well-being of both professional and amateur football. In particular, it is essential to football development and grassroots investment throughout Europe.

“The fight against the online piracy of our competitions remains a key priority for UEFA. We are committed to doing whatever is possible to stop this core threat to the revenues which underpin the European football ecosystem.”

UEFA will continue to assist organisations in the fight against piracy.

Footbar Meteor tracker: a data tracker for everyone

Hailing from France, Footbar is a football technology startup aiming to boost personal performance by providing individualised data to athletes via the organisation’s flagship product – the Meteor tracker. 

Guided by the desire to “democratise access to artificial intelligence in soccer”, Footbar’s Meteor tracker is a non-intrusive and affordable product designed for use by amateurs and professionals.

Headed by experienced individuals in the footballing world such as Stéphane Martin (former president of Girondins de Bordeaux) and Jacques D’Arrigo (former director at Nike and Girondins de Bordeaux), the company has flourished.

Having previously been recognised as the first tracker to be endorsed by the KNVB (Dutch Football Association) and awarded by the FFF (French Football Federation),  Footbar has also enjoyed an extremely successful 2024.

Commercially, the company sold over 30,000 trackers across the year while crucially expanding its club portfolio through gaining 80 contracts with professional and amateur clubs, including big names such as RB Leipzig, Rayo Vallecano, FC Groningen and FC Metz.

The Meteor Tracker 

Designed for clubs and players across the world, the Meteor tracker is an easy to use and comfortable tool.

Instead of being obtuse, bulky or heavy, the Meteor is an incredibly small and lightweight device that either sits in a leg sleeve or is strapped to an athletes’ calf, depending on the player’s choice, in order to measure their performance.

Validated and certified through rigorous testing by Dutch sports analysis company Inmotio, Footbar’s Meteor tracker has been proven to accurately track two types of data.

The first type is technical data, this range of statistics covers explicit footballing actions. Meteor records the following technical data:

  • Shots: Number of shots taken, including clearances and crosses.
  • Max Shot: Fastest shot taken, recorded in km/h.
  • Average Shot: Average speed in km/h of all shots taken.
  • Pass: Number of passes made.
  • Possession: Number of seconds with ball.

The second set of data is physical data, covering non-footballing actions. Meteor tracks physical data such as.

  • Distance: Total distance moved, recording in kilometers.
  • Activity: Proportion of distance covered while running.
  • Sprint Max: Fastest speed achieved.
  • Race: Total time ran, recorded in minutes and seconds.
  • Sprints: Number of times a player recorded a speed 30% above average pace.
  • Average Sprint: The average speed of all recorded sprints.

Utilising artificial intelligence, Footbar breaks down all data recorded by the Meteor and conveys into a digestible format which can be simply accessed through the tracker’s companion app “Footbar”, available on the Apple App Store, or Google Play. This allows coaches and players to access match data on the fly, in their hand, in an easily understandable package.

Acknowledging the long stints players are active for, Footbar has developed the Meteor tracker to be operational for six hours without charging, ensuring coaches do not have to worry about recharging equipment in-between double header matches or long training sessions, letting them focus on what is important.

However, in the event the Meteor tracker needs to recharge, the device has a rapid average charging time of 30 minutes, allowing it to be quickly ready for action. Additionally, the Meteor tracker utilises a small USB adapter, making it easily portable and versatile.

Conclusion 

Having delivered 30,000 products to professional and amateur clubs, across all continents and in 134 countries, Footbar has evolved from a simple start up to a global frontrunner through delivering a world-leading product in the Meteor tracker.

Armed with a global face advertising the brand in Raphaël Varane, Footbar continues to grow, achieving 12 million views on TikTok in 2024 from 30,000 in 2023.

As the organisation’s momentum continues to push it further into the future, the Meteor repeatedly delivers excellence for clubs across the world and could be a valuable tool to elevate those looking to improve.

 

 

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