Sources

Weekly briefing sources

Hudl, Statsbomb 360 Player ID announcement, 29 October 2026: https://www.hudl.com/blog/statsbomb-360-upgrade-adds-ai-powered-player-id
NWSL, Decision Day recap, 2 November 2026: https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/gotham-clinch-first-shield-presented-by-carmax-seattle-reign-clinch-final-playoff-spot-on-nwsl-decision-day
Hudl, Ukraine scouting feature, 29 October 2026: https://www.hudl.com/blog/inside-wyscout-exclusive-leagues-ukraine
MLS, 2026 regular-season schedule announcement: https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-announces-2026-regular-season-schedule

Subject: October scouting intelligence: women’s benchmarks, Swedish rights and the integration owner

Preheader: Four signals to turn into supplier acceptance tests—not another “best scouting software” ranking.

Edition: October 2026 · Published 3 November 2026
From: Touchline Signal research desk

Hudl, San Diego Wave framework interview, 5 October 2026: https://www.hudl.com/blog/san-diego-wave-chris-loxston-club-framework
SkillCorner, women’s football webinar publication, 21 October 2026: https://www.skillcorner.com/us/articles/womens-football-dedicated-data-smarter-decisions
SkillCorner, dedicated physical metrics, 11 June 2026: https://skillcorner.com/articles/dedicated-physical-metrics-for-womens-football
Hudl, Swedish scouting-rights renewal, 23 October 2026: https://www.hudl.com/blog/hudl-renews-scouting-rights-agreement-swedish-football-pyramid
Real Salt Lake, employer-posted analytics vacancy: https://www.teamworkonline.com/soccer-jobs/real-salt-lake/real-salt-lake/director-of-soccer-analytics-2193759
Analytics Sports Jobs, listing dated 12 October 2026: https://analyticssportsjobs.com/jobs/director-of-soccer-analytics-real-salt-lake
NWSLPA, publication of the 2024–2030 CBA: https://www.nwslplayers.com/news/nwslpa-releases-full-text-of-2024%E2%80%932030-collective-bargaining-agreement
Hudl, historical women’s open-data release, 27 May 2026: https://www.hudl.com/blog/statsbomb-free-womens-data-wsl-ligaf-bundesliga-seriea-nwsl

Subject: Q1 2027 scouting outlook: buy the missing evidence, not another interface

Preheader: Prepare for the MLS Sprint Season, challenge subscription overlap and make AI permissions explicit.

Outlook period: 1 January–31 March 2027
Evidence cut-off: 3 November 2026
From: Touchline Signal research desk

MLS, 2027 Sprint Season announcement, 19 March 2026: https://www.mlssoccer.com/2027mlssprintseason/news/2027-mls-sprint-season-to-launch-major-league-soccer-s-transition-into-new-era
Catapult, IMPECT Video Scouting launch, 22 July 2026: https://www.catapult.com/blog/catapult-launches-impect-video-scouting
Hudl, Sports Interactive partnership, 2 July 2026: https://www.hudl.com/blog/hudl-sports-interactive-partnership-fmdb-pro
Hudl, AI Player Summaries, 3 August 2026: https://www.hudl.com/blog/hudl-statsbomb-ai-player-summaries
NIST, Generative AI Profile publication record: https://www.nist.gov/publications/artificial-intelligence-risk-management-framework-generative-artificial-intelligence
NIST, Generative AI Profile full text: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.600-1.pdf
Hudl, Statsbomb–Wyscout ID Mapping API, 9 December 2025: https://www.hudl.com/blog/new-statsbomb-wyscout-id-mapping-api
Hudl, public user terms, reviewed 3 November 2026: https://legal.hudl.com/terms
Hudl, public organisation terms, reviewed 3 November 2026: https://www.hudl.com/eula
Hudl, Wyscout pricing, reviewed 3 November 2026: https://www.hudl.com/products/wyscout/pricing