“Scout Advisor” gains worldwide recognition following its presentation at the IBM TechXchange Summit.

Sevilla FC continues to solidify its position as a pioneering club in the application of cutting-edge technology in the world of football following the launch of the Scout Advisor tool. The application was globally unveiled this Tuesday at the IBM TechXchange Summit being held in Barcelona. The presentation was one of the focal points of interest at the event taking place this week in the Catalan city, where Sevilla FC’s Data Director, Elías Zamora, unveiled the project’s details alongside IBM’s Vice President, Dinesh Nirmal, who hosted the event wearing the Sevilla jersey. Scout Advisor is built on ‘watsonx,’ IBM’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data platform for businesses, at the express request of Sevilla FC, and it expands the catalog of tools already available to the entity, such as AiFootball and AiScouting.

The unveiling of Scout Advisor has sparked interest from media outlets worldwide and in some of the most important markets in the global economy. In this regard, renowned technology and industry publications worldwide like Forbes have taken notice, highlighting in their coverage that “Sevilla revolutionizes player recruitment with artificial intelligence.” Additionally, communication giants like Fox News in the United States have sought to share with their readers the advancements this innovative application can offer to the club. The American publication details the complete functioning of this innovation in an article titled: “How Sevilla FC uses IBM’s Watsonx to improve its player evaluation process.” Meanwhile, Expansión in Mexico highlights the “evolution” in the way of signing players that Scout Advisor represents, while Infobae, one of the publications with the widest reach in South America, describes the Sevilla FC’s new technological tool as “revolutionary.” In China, Sohu, one of the country’s most-read media outlets, points out that “Sevilla launches innovative tools based on IBM Watsonx,” while the Korean media outlet Naver highlights the arrival of AI-generated solutions to a yet unexplored field like football.

In particular, Scout Advisor will facilitate the day-to-day work of the sports management in streamlining and improving the efficiency of the information retrieval process in a database containing over 200,000 reports. The impact of the launch of this tool has also been felt in European countries such as Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, and Denmark. As for Asia, Sevilla FC’s new technological innovation has made waves not only in Korea and China but also in one of India’s most prestigious media outlets, The Times of India, in a country known for its advancements in technology. Scout Advisor has also piqued interest across the Atlantic with features in sports as well as generalist media outlets in Mexico and the United States, while garnering special attention in South America, particularly in Colombia, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.