As the biggest sporting event kicks off, we’ve looked at how FIFA is using science in this year’s tournament.
From AI-generated 3D avatars, to footballs with sensors, to real-time sensors to provide match analytics…
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Nature asked a football-journal chief about emerging trends in the sport, from AI tools to PhD students embedded with teams.