If I'm not mistaken, the dude in the background is wearing a Soviet tanker's helmet.
Posted on 11/29/2022 9:41:12 PM PST by Pol-92064
When the 2022 World Cup made its debut on Sunday, it kicked off one of the most significant in-game uses of technology in sports history.
All tournament long, match balls will contain a sensor that collects spatial positioning data in real time — the first World Cup to employ such a ball-tracking mechanism. This, combined with existing optical tracking tools, will make VAR (video assistant referees) and programs like offside reviews more accurate and streamlined than they’ve ever been. Combining these two forms of tracking has long been a holy grail of sorts in technology circles, and FIFA’s use of the ball sensor in particular will serve as a highly public test case over the next four weeks.
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🤣🤣🤣🤣. (Flip it over)
100% agree. I could care less about ALL sports.
It is all just “Bread and Circuses”.
If I'm not mistaken, the dude in the background is wearing a Soviet tanker's helmet.
Imagine a game where 2 teams play for an hour & no one scores. Basically, you just watched a bunch of people kicking a ball around. Checkers is more exciting.
Nope, I’m right there with you.
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