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The Qatar Stars League (QSL) yesterday had the official signing ceremony with Wyscout – the league’s official video player scouting and player data software service. |
Attending the press conference this morning at Al Bidda tower was Wyscout’s founder and CEO Matteo Campodonico and on behalf of the QSL - Ahmed al-Harmi, the Chief of Competition and Football Development along with Miguel Heitor -Football Development Supervisor.
The agreement between the League and the Italian based football software company will see all clubs gain access to this state-of-the art database that currently covers over 50 countries worldwide with over 200, 000 players.
Al-Harmi said that he was proud to bring on-board such a powerful tool from one of the biggest football companies in the world. He stressed that this agreement would enrich and enhance the league in a myriad of ways.
“It’s one of the biggest companies in the world for finding new talents and recruiting players. The software means that any QSL club can log in and see current players from around the world. This agreement will directly help the clubs and we encourage them to use it to recruit new signings, Wyscout has a comprehensive database and the power of the software is quite impressive.”
He added, “In addition there are a lot of other useful features that the clubs will be able to utilise to their advantage, such as medical files, transfer news and the price of players. I should also mention that there will be three workshops to help explain the system to our clubs. The first workshop will start on the 15th of September at 10 am in the Four Seasons Hotel; this is just the first phase of the project. The second phase will be to help promote our players here and abroad, we will be very happy to see this happen.”
“We started initially to improve the level of football and in the future I think you will see the positive benefits for our clubs.” Said al-Harmi.
Campodonico the CEO of Wyscout Said, “When I was young, I had a coach who used video footage to improve my footballing ability, this simple concept had a positive affect and I can still remember exactly the advice he gave me because he showed me in a visual way. It was simple but effective.”
He added, “So, obviously Wyscout has developed into more than just a visual tool and when I met with Mr. al-Harmi and Miguel they showed me that this league has a long term vision just like the Bundesliga for example and this means we can develop together a great and even more competitive league.”
Campodonico spoke about how technology can improve the level of football and that this agreement would be the beginning of what he hoped would be a long and fruitful relationship.
“In football the level can change from year to year. The software allows clubs not only to buy top players but create a truly competitive league, not just to improve the level of one or two clubs. This software package will be available to all 14 QSL Clubs and create a fair environment for all.”
