Kickoff Alert: Revolutionary Football Program Scores Big with Unreal Engine 5, Launching November 5th

Kickoff Alert: Revolutionary Football Program Scores Big with Unreal Engine 5, Launching November 5th

November 1, 2024 Catherine Williams - Chief Editor Sports

On the 29th, NTT Docomo announced that it will begin distributing the long-awaited original program “Lemino Football” on the video distribution service “Lemino®” from November 5th (Tuesday).

A super-large football program with complete coverage of European soccer will be aired on November 5th…Click here for images >>

“Lemino Football” covers the results of each match of each European soccer league, and provides information that is only reported in local media as well as information on Japanese players who are active in famous European clubs. . Another highlight is the incisive commentary provided by a talented commentator team of former soccer players who were active overseas during their playing days.

The MCs included Teruyuki Tsuta, who is also known as a soccer expert, and Sara Pizzo, who is from Milan, Italy and speaks four languages. Commentators who are knowledgeable about overseas soccer include Florent Dabadie, who has experience as an assistant to coach Troussier of the Japanese national team, and Tony Crosby, a self-proclaimed “Liverpool guy” who loves Liverpool FC and the Beatles.

Former Japanese national team members and former soccer players with experience at overseas clubs appear on a weekly basis, and the luxurious commentators explain the common sense and behind-the-scenes aspects of overseas football that only those in the know know. It looks like it will be a program that will shake the hearts of football fans.

In addition, we conduct exclusive interviews with not only Japanese overseas teams, but also the world’s top players and soccer legends, digging deeper into their true faces and passion for soccer. The content will convey the appeal of European soccer from all aspects, allowing viewers to experience the depth and empathy of soccer.

A super-large football program with “complete coverage of European soccer” starts on November 5th! Adopts Unreal Engine 5 for production

Below are comments from those involved.

Teruyuki Tsuta (MC)

“Nowadays, I think there are fewer programs that provide soccer information on terrestrial TV, so I hope that through this program, we can provide a lot of cool goal scenes from European leagues.”

Sara Pizzo (MC)

“This will be my first time emceing the program, but there are some very strong members, so I look forward to working with them.I’m looking forward to not only the matches, but also the backgrounds of the players and their European backgrounds. I would like to convey the charm while also touching on the culture.”

Florent Dabadie (Overseas football commentator)

“I think there are a lot of soccer highlights out there these days, so I think the most important thing is curation.The key is how well we can curate them, so we’ll do our best.” I would like to!”

Tony Crosby (Overseas football commentator)

“In addition to detailed information about soccer, we hope that even beginners can enjoy it, for example, “This team’s uniform is cute,” or “There are players who work so hard.” I will do my best to deliver information in order to make this program a great one.”

Mr. Ridai Yasuda (Legend Commentary)

“I don’t think there was any footage of the Eredivisie being streamed when I was an active player, so I’m really envious of today’s players, and there are still a lot of talented players playing overseas who are still unknown in Japan. I would like to be able to provide information about these athletes. Also, I would like to go overseas a lot as a result of filming this program (lol).

Program producer Daisuke Nochi

“The program, which shows 11 leagues from 10 countries in every corner of Europe at once, can be said to be an unprecedented, unprecedented large-scale football program in the entire world.We live in an era when football footage is disappearing from terrestrial television. As a distribution program, I would like to deliver the world’s top players to young boys and girls who dream of becoming footballers. I hope that the boys who watch this program will be playing active roles in Europe 10 years from now, and I hope that this program will help foster the culture of soccer in Japan.”

A super-large football program with “complete coverage of European soccer” starts on November 5th! Adopts Unreal Engine 5 for production

A super-large football program with “complete coverage of European soccer” starts on November 5th! Adopts Unreal Engine 5 for production

“Lemino Football” is a new program that is attracting attention and will liven up Japanese soccer in the run-up to the 2026 World Cup.

Unreal Engine 5, known as the latest game engine, was used for the production and direction of the program. It is said that it will create an exciting atmosphere that will make viewers feel as if they are actually visiting a European league.

First of all, I would like to look forward to #1 distribution on Tuesday, November 5th, which will be distributed for free (*#2 and later will be distributed with Lemino Premium, which costs 990 yen per month).