Tuesday, September 15, 2026

How the Premier League Turns Data Into Decisions in Real Time | FOS Explains presented by Microsoft

A Premier League match generates millions of data points before the final whistle even blows. Player tracking. Possession. Sprint speed. Fan engagement.  The real value lies in what that data can unlock for fans.

In this episode of FOS Explains, Derryl Barnes breaks down how Microsoft Azure powers the Premier League’s real-time data infrastructure, turning decades of match history and live telemetry into instant, AI-driven insight for fans, clubs, and broadcasters around the world.

From the architecture processing matchday spikes at global scale to the Premier League Companion powered by Microsoft Copilot reasoning through a fan’s question in plain language, this is the story of how AI is changing the speed, and the intelligence, behind the world’s most-watched sports league.

What you’ll learn:

  • How Azure and Microsoft Foundry processes live match data and decades of historical records in real time
  • How the Premier League Companion reasons through a fan’s question instead of just retrieving data
  • Why the same AI architecture powering the Premier League is available to any business
  • How Microsoft builds trust and accuracy into AI at a scale of 1.9 billion fans

Presented by Microsoft.

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