Soccer football is one of the most practiced and loved sports worldwide. Soccer alone can attract millions of fans at each FIFA event through thrilling matches, fierce rivalries, and incredibly epic players’ actions. Soccer fans are literally crazy about this sport, but probably nobody is more enthusiastic about soccer than Middle Eastern fans. As proof, Arab soccer supporters often enjoy placing online bets on their favorite soccer club. It’s a way to interact more with the game and take part in it. Also, sports betting can become a smart way to make extra money, as long as you are deeply into this game. 

Let’s Discover The Best Soccer Gifts For Keen Fans!

When there’s a soccer event around, the keenest fans usually prepare themselves to welcome that event by buying soccer-themed gadgets to take or wear at the stadium, such as bellmouths, favorite team T-shirts, team scarfs, watches, flags, and a lot of other gadgets that make the most affectionate fans feel more into the thrills of the event.

Also, you may want to buy a gift for someone who is a diehard soccer fan. Whether it’s a Christmas or birthday gift, get your ultimate inspiration from our list of must-have gadgets for passionate soccer fans!

1. Soccer Gaming Platforms

These online platforms offer a variety of soccer-themed games, such as fantasy leagues, manager simulations, and multiplayer matches. Soccer gaming platforms provide an entertainment and competitive outlet for every soccer fan. With these platforms, users can test their skills, and soccer knowledge, and compete with other online fans. There’s no better way to stay connected with the game even off the field!

2. Soccer Training Apps
The mobile penetration is growing fast, followed by a massive explosion of mobile apps for everyone. Soccer training apps are available for several smart devices that offer training programs with drills, exercises, and tutorials for soccer amateurs of all skill levels. Soccer training apps also feature structured training plans, technique demonstrations, and progress-tracking tools to help soccer fans improve their skills and performances.

3. VR Training
VR technology has had a considerable expansion in recent years. One of its applications is the sports industry. VR can provide fully immersive soccer training experiences, allowing players to practice their skills in a realistic environment. This technology is a top must-have tool for practicing game strategies, tactics, and decisions and improving the player’s on-the-field situational awareness. 

4. FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Watch
If you are a soccer fan and need a new watch, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 watch is what you need. Players like Mbappé, Pelé, Shaqiri, and Deschamps already have this Hublot watch. Now, you can feel closer to these soccer stars by getting this stylish watch by Hublot, the official timekeeper of the World Cup for the fourth consecutive term.

5. EA Sports FIFA 23
The video game publisher partnered with soccer’s international governing body. EA Sports FIFA 23 is one of the most popular video games around. The game offers over 30 leagues, 100 stadiums, 700 clubs, and 19,000 players. The big news is that this FIFA game edition is the first in the series to feature women’s clubs, too.

FinalWhistle.ie are seeking sports reporters nationwide to join our pool of freelancers to facilitate growth in the capacity of the output of our digital platform.

Role Responsibility

• The successful candidates will be expected to produce news, match previews, live text updates and match reports. This will require an ability to produce strong copy, identify interesting angles and tell the story of the event in question to the platform’s audience.
• This will involve a combination of in person assignments and covering sporting & press events remotely where such an option exists.
• Timings at sporting events dictates the hours of this role, which will typically require a high level of evening and weekend work.
• Conduct interviews with players, coaches and personalities before, during and / or after sporting events to tell the story of the fixtures.
• The reporter pool will be required to work alongside our editorial team and picture desk and to very strict deadlines.

The Ideal Candidate

You must:

• Have a passion for sports reporting and ideally be currently working in a media role, currently pursuing or have completed a journalism, communications or similar program of study or have a passion for sports and creating media & sharing stories from sports events.
• Ideally have an interest in Irish sport, particularly League of Ireland, All Ireland League Rugby and / or Club & County Gaelic Games across each county in the country.
• Be looking for an opportunity to work as a reporter in the Irish sporting landscape.
• Have great attention to detail and strong ability to fact check.

Application Details

Please forward your CV, where possible a short video and / or audio showreel or demo and a max of 3 samples of written work to [email protected]

Interviews: Will commence on receipt of application for an immediate start.

Company Introduction

FinalWhistle.ie launched in early March 2021 and is currently covering the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland & International Football, Energia All Ireland League, United Rugby Championship & Irish Rugby.

We intend launching our Gaelic Games nationwide coverage in early 2022. This will include gaelic football, hurling, ladies football & camogie alongside our existing content of national league rugby and soccer.

With this in mind we are looking to grow our freelance reporter pool to enable us to adequately serve the real time coverage of every game in these competitions in the build up to, during and immediately after games.

FinalWhistle.ie has been selected by Enterprise Ireland as a participant on their New Frontiers Programme for 2021/22. This programme supports innovative business ideas which have the potential to scale internationally.