AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWearables for heat: Spain’s squad is training in Adidas CLIMACOOL “smart vests” with frozen gel, aiming to cut core temperature by up to 0.5°C and skin temperature by up to 13°C ahead of their opener vs Cabo Verde in Atlanta. Data-driven football: Brazil is also leaning on sensor-laden “smart vests” to track movement, heart rate, fatigue and recovery for World Cup 2026 decisions. Cabo Verde diaspora spotlight: Cape Verde fans in Boston and at Logan Airport are celebrating the Blue Sharks’ first World Cup appearance, with communities rallying across the US. World Cup tech at scale: FIFA is running a centralized broadcast setup dubbed “104 Super Bowls,” with an International Broadcast Centre in Dallas and dedicated venue crews plus centralized replay and VAR/data support. Cybersecurity in West Africa: Accra’s ECOWAS cybersecurity hackathon used a local firm (00SEC) to test 12 national teams’ defenses. Health watch: Argentina’s health ministry reported no hantavirus-carrying rodents in a second province probe linked to a cruise incident involving passengers traveling to Cabo Verde.
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