Some Georgia soccer followers are expressing frustration after studying they might must pay to observe sport highlights by means of a brand new platform promoted by the college’s soccer program.
On Monday, the official Georgia Soccer X account directed followers to Glory Glory, a web site and app designed to offer unique Georgia athletics content material, together with highlights from the Bulldogs’ 63-3 win over Tennessee State.
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Glory Glory describes itself as “a fan-first ecosystem designed to seize and share unique content material, ship unparalleled entry to UGA athletics, and encourage deeper ranges of engagement.”
A neighborhood word connected to the social media submit states that entry to the content material requires a subscription beginning at $20 monthly. The associated fee shortly sparked criticism from some followers.
“Do you might have any concept how a lot cash I’ve spent to attend this college and help this program through the years? Present me the freaking highlights; the fanbase is bleeding money week in and week out,” one fan wrote on X.
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One other person posted, “Charging me 20 {dollars} a month to observe the complete highlights video. You gotta be smoking one thing.”
Others mentioned the transfer displays a broader pattern of followers being requested to pay extra for faculty sports activities content material.
“Gross. Everybody appears so dedicated to ruining school soccer completely,” one other commenter wrote.
Not everybody opposed the subscription mannequin.
One supporter argued that paying for the content material helps help athletes and the manufacturing of extra unique movies and options.
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A number of followers additionally identified that sport highlights stay accessible totally free on YouTube.
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The College of Georgia introduced the launch of Glory Glory earlier this 12 months as a platform supposed to offer followers with behind-the-scenes entry and unique content material related to Georgia athletics.
The college mentioned it had no touch upon this story.
