Tech in football

As the digital and sporting world continue to merge deeper with one another, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is solidifying their connection by hosting the first Olympic Virtual Sports Festival in 2023.    The inaugural festival is a follow-up to the Olympic Virtual Series (OVS) in 2021, which brought together communities from esports, virtual sports …

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Valeriy Lobanovskiy may not be a familiar name to football fans today, but many would be accustomed to the playing style he has been widely attributed to as its inventor: total football. At a time when footballers were still enjoying a pint of bevvy before and after a match, Lobanovskiy propelled football to the modern …

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If you’ve ever watched a football match at a stadium, be it at your local club or to the likes of Camp Nou or Wembley, one thing becomes immediately apparent when the match begins: something’s missing. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing like the atmosphere and experience of watching a football match live, but …

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Every year, pundits and football fans make predictions of prodigies who may become the next football superstar. Inevitably, these promising youngsters fizzle out and end up becoming squad players or worse — irrelevant.  Teams that can identify and hone the next big talent can build a strong core. So the question beckons: how to know which upcoming …

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Despite being hailed as the most popular sport in the world, football has often been slow to adapt and keep up with the times, especially when it comes to technological advances. Recent years have seen the introduction of both goal-line technology and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), but it has often felt like the sport …

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In this new series, we take a look at technology that aims to improve the world of football. As a player, Esteban Granero is mostly known for his stints at Real Madrid, Getafe and Real Sociedad in Spain, as well as a season in the Premier League with Queens Park Rangers. These days, the former …

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Exasperated critics of the current Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system and the way referees are running them might soon get some respite if all goes to plan this year. FIFA have introduced semi-automated offside technology in the 2022 UEFA Champions League group stages and are planning to utilise it at the upcoming World Cup finals …

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