Burnley offer fans the chance to watch the first ever football match in VIRTUAL REALITY for the upcoming friendly against Lazio.
The Clarets, in collaboration with Rezzil and the Premier League Player app, will offer a free virtual reality (VR) broadcast of their pre-season friendly against Lazio on August 9th, 2025.
Fans worldwide can experience Turf Moor immersively using Meta Quest headsets, with features like panoramic pitch views, live commentary, and real-time visuals.
This pioneering initiative, accessible via the Meta Quest Store, highlights Burnley’s commitment to innovative fan engagement, bringing supporters closer to the action without subscriptions or paywalls.
A sign of things to come for the future of how fans across the world will watch football?
CLUB STATEMENT:
Watch live from the virtual stands with free Virtual Reality access to Burnley v Lazio only on Premier League Player
Burnley Football Club is proud to announce a pioneering virtual reality matchday collaboration with Rezzil, the global leader in VR sports technology, marking a major step forward in how fans experience football.
As part of Burnley FC’s ongoing partnership with Rezzil, the club will deliver a first-of-its-kind, immersive virtual reality broadcast of the Clarets’ pre-season friendly fixture against Lazio, offering supporters around the world a chance to experience Turf Moor in VR on Saturday 9th August 2025.
Through this collaboration, fans of the beautiful game can experience the full match live in VR using the Premier League Player app on Meta Quest headsets – bringing the energy of Turf Moor directly into homes across the globe.
This initiative positions Burnley FC at the forefront of fan engagement and digital innovation within football, showcasing the club’s commitment to embracing emerging technologies that enhance supporters’ experiences of the beautiful game.
“This partnership with Rezzil and Premier League Player allows us to share the magic of Turf Moor in a truly immersive way,” said Burnley Chairman Alan Pace
. “It reflects our forward-thinking approach to fan engagement and our commitment to global supporters. Our mission is to provide the best experiences to fans, and by entering into the world of Virtual Reality, they can get closer to the game than ever before.”
As part of the pre-season build-up, fans can expect a rich and immersive matchday experience for the final friendly fixture before Scott Parker’s side returns to Premier League action. Key features include:
– A virtual seat inside Turf Moor with a full panoramic pitch view.
– Live match commentary and real-time visuals, including player kits and club branding.
– A single-user VR environment designed for focused, uninterrupted viewing.
– Free access via the Meta Quest Store – no subscription, no paywall.
Used by elite athletes and leading clubs, Rezzil’s cutting-edge VR technology is now at the heart of this groundbreaking broadcast experience. As an official partner of the Premier League, Rezzil is helping to reshape the future of fan engagement, bringing supporters closer to the action through immersive, next-generation matchday experiences.
“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Burnley FC and the Premier League Player to bring fans a truly next-generation football experience,” said Andy Etches, Co-Founder of Rezzil. “Our technology has long been trusted by elite athletes to sharpen performance, and now we’re using that same technology to bring it to supporters. It’s a new way to watch football; it’s like having a seat in the stands.”
The Burnley vs Lazio broadcast is available exclusively to fans worldwide via the Premier League Player app.
Download now from the Meta Quest Store and experience matchday like never before.
This is what Twitter users had to say as Burnley offer fans chance to watch first ever football match in VIRTUAL REALITY…
@LewGTW: Lack of awareness for what the fans want is so poor. The FAB is used as a scapegoat to pretend ideas have been thoroughly consulted and the actual majority of fans have absolutely zero say. You continue to make poor decisions and then charge us extra 💷 to make up for the losses
@LewGTW: Actually tiring seeing the club waste so much money on completely nonsensical things e.g. this crap that will inevitably die out in no time, overpriced and terribly designed merch that is discounted 2 months later due to poor sales etc. All while costs keep going up for fans
@Wilkinsongbird: How about signing a virtually real life striker, eh @AlanPaceBFC
@KarenFaz: “You’ll never sing thaaaat, you’ll never sing THAAAT…”
@stilllrunning: how about a pioneering collaboration with a midfielder
@TurfCastPodcast: I just want a decent WiFi signal at the Turf
@UTCTom: When I was in year 10, I was invited to this business event with my school at turf moor and we had to pitch a business idea. This is exactly what our team came up with. We didn’t even win the competition. Where is my compensation @BurnleyOfficial !?
@blake4__: Hope we can watch our new striker, midfielder and goalkeeper in VR by then
@JManic__: That looks worse than Fifa 10 on the Wii
@ayrshireclaret: Couldn’t just stream a game last week without issues #twitterclarets
@JacobHorsfall_: Not sure if this is cool or the game has gone
I’ve always dreamed of watching games that look like FIFA 2003 in VR pic.twitter.com/iPOBvrPDYL
— Clarence Boddicker (@ManInOldDetroit) July 30, 2025
