MLS teams up with ai.io for aiScout app launch, aims to revolutionize player scouting

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Major League Soccer is taking an innovative approach to scouting. The league has partnered with ai.io, the makers of mobile phone scouting app aiScout, in an effort to discover new soccer talent across the North American continent.

Every MLS first team clubs, as well as MLS Next Pro and MLS Next teams, are expected to have access to the AI-powered platform. Videos and player's metrics can be quickly and easily up uploaded to the app.

The app will be available at no-cost, making it accessible to millions of prospective players. MLS Senior Vice President of Emerging Ventures Chris Schlosser said the technology will be a useful tool for players who are hoping to draw the attention of the MLS.

"This technology is so powerful because all you need is this [phone]," Schlosser said in a news release, "and suddenly, you can be scouted anywhere at zero cost. You can go do drills in your backyard or your driveway or local park and that would allow you to get on MLS’s radar."

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Major League Soccer is taking an innovative approach to scouting. The league has partnered with ai.io, the makers of mobile phone scouting app aiScout, in an effort to discover new soccer talent across the North American continent. (Matthew Ashton/AMA/Getty Images)

The app will be able to evaluate a soccer player's physical skills as well as a variety of their technical skills. Premier League clubs Chelsea and Burnley are research and development partners.

Recently retired NFL defensive lineman J.J. Watt and his wife and American soccer player, Kealia Watt, own minority stake in Burnley. The club is set to return to the Premier