From air-conditioned stadiums to offside detection technology, the FIFA World Cup 2022 has certainly given us a sneak peek into the future of football with several cutting-edge innovations. One of them is the official World Cup ball itself. The Adidas AI Rihla contains an inertial measurement unit sensor inside it. The IMU sensor collects important data like ball speed and the exact time of impact, which also supports 12 tracking cameras mounted on the stadium's roof for AI-powered semi-automated offside technology. For the first time ever, players can access their individual player-performance data and analyse it after every match through the FIFA Player App. Another app specially created for the stadium audience offers AR analytics and live insights. FIFA has also employed assistive technologies for visually impaired fans. The Multicam feature has taken the football broadcast to a whole new level. Online fans can now switch between multiple camera angles while watching live matches on their smartphones.

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The stakes are too high for the players at any FIFA World Cup. It can either bring them unprecedented fame and money or cost them their jobs, freedom, or even lives. The Round of 16 encounter between South Korea and Italy at the 2002 World Cup was full of controversial decisions. Ahn Jung-Hwan, whose goal knocked the European giants out of the competition, got his contract terminated by the Italian club Perugia. In 2010, with a FIFA ranking of 105, North Korea qualified as the lowest-ranked team. Instead of appreciation for making it through the biggest football competition in 44 years, the players were made to work as labourers in coal mines after a disappointing performance. The most extreme case of all was seen in 1994. In Group Stage, an unfortunate own goal by Columbian captain Andrés Escobar not only handed the United States victory but also forced his team to an early exit. Some days later, a group of men taunted Escobar about his own goal before he was shot dead in his home country.

Sources: Forbes India, FIFA and india.com

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"Play to the whistle" is what we are taught as football players. But "to whose whistle?" is never mentioned. In the 1982 FIFA World Cup, debutant Kuwait was trailing 3-1 against France when the players heard a whistle. The Kuwait defence slowed down while the French team carried on and finished their move with a goal. Later, it was found that it was not the Soviet referee, Miroslav Stupar, who blew the whistle but someone else from the crowd. Infuriated by an unfair goal, Kuwaiti FA President Prince Fahad invaded the pitch in protest and threatened to pull his team out of the tournament. The referee gave up and dismissed the goal in a shocking decision. France did score another goal to restore the score and win the match 4-1 in the end. As an aftermath, Stupar was banned for life from officiating. The Prince invited French captain Michel Platini to Kuwait eight years later to apologise for his embarrassing act. Nevertheless, Kuwait's inappropriate behaviour still haunts them, as the Asian side has never returned to the World Cup Finals since their maiden appearance.

Sources: Forbes India and First Post

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Named after Qatar's dialing code, Stadium 974 is as unique as its name. The stadium is made out of 974 shipping containers, which were used to bring construction items to the site. Stadium 974 is the world’s first demountable stadium, which means that the entire stadium can be deconstructed and transported to underdeveloped countries and the next World Cup venue after the World Cup in Qatar concludes.   The modern engineering marvel solves a major problem of sports facilities turning into white elephants after mega sports events like the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics have ended. The 40,000-seater sporting venue in Doha uses recycled steel and 40% less water than usual. Unlike other stadiums, it will need no artificial air conditioning during the tournament thanks to its coastal location and well-ventilated design.   Whether the stadium is a true mark of cost-effectiveness, legacy, and sustainability or just a greenwashing gimmick, only time will tell.

Source: Tomorrow's Build

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Denmark will take the field wearing monochrome kits at the FIFA World Cup 2022. The subdued logos on the jerseys represent the nation's protest against human rights concerns in the host country. The Danish kit manufacturer, Hummel, stated that it doesn’t wish to be visible in the tournament, which has cost thousands of lives. Qatar has been heavily criticised for its human rights record, which includes strict anti-LGBT laws and mistreatment of migrant workers. 30,000 foreign labourers, employed to build seven new stadiums, were forced to live under poor living conditions with months of unpaid wages. In contrast to the government’s claims of 37 construction site deaths, the Guardian reported more than 6,500 migrant workers have died since Qatar won the World Cup bid in 2010. The tournament has been the subject of numerous controversies since the beginning. There have also been allegations of bribery in securing the hosting rights of the first-ever winter World Cup, which has disturbed the regular football season across the globe.

Sources: BBC and The Guardian

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According to the proposed roadmap for Indian Football, the I-League Champions will soon start getting promoted to the Indian Super League without paying any participation fees. However, the promoted clubs will not be entitled to any share in the ISL central revenue pool, which is the only major source of income for ISL teams. Currently, ISL teams receive almost ₹13 crores from the league every season, which will only increase with time. The lack of income from the ISL can leave the promoted I-League clubs seriously disadvantaged. What adds to the misery of teams stepping up the ladder are added expenses to meet the ISL standards, like developing infrastructure to host matches. Bengaluru FC’s expenses doubled when the club made the jump from the I-League to the ISL in 2017. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see how a promoted I-League club competes against established corporate-backed ISL franchisees without any income from the league and with added expenditures.

Sources: Livemint, National Herald and Goal

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In 2005, the Glazers purchased Manchester United for an estimated £790 million, with a major portion of the capital coming from high-interest loans. After a series of debt refinancings through loans and bonds, the club was publicly listed in 2012. Interestingly, only half of the £150 million raised through the IPO was used to repay the debts, with the Glazers pocketing the other half. 

Furthermore, the company has been paying dividends to its shareholders regularly. Despite booking a net loss of over £115 million in the 2021–22 financial year, £33.6 million was paid in dividends, mostly to the Glazers. In total, more than £1.1 billion has been taken out of the club since the takeover. 

The club’s total debt still stands at £514.9 million, with millions paid out as interest, debt repayments, dividends, remuneration to directors and management fees every year.

Sources: Daily Mail, BBC, The Sun and The Athletic

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Huddersfield Town unveiled one of the worst kits of all time, featuring an extra large Paddy Power slash logo for the 2019-20 season. As soon as the jersey was launched, the club received a lot of criticism for over-commercialisation. The FA fined the club £50,000 for breaching the advertising regulations after the club played their pre-season friendly against Rochdale wearing the same.

However, later it was found to be a prank, engineered to highlight that football shirts are not billboards. Interestingly, many football teams have betting companies as their kit sponsors, which dangerously promotes gambling among young football fans.

As part of the ‘Save Our Shirt’ campaign, the deal allowed Paddy Power to sponsor the Terriers without putting their logo on the club kits. The one-off fake jerseys were subsequently auctioned, raising more than £30,000 for charity.

Sources: BBC and The Drum

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Athletic Bilbao has been following a unique unwritten rule since 1912. The LaLiga club signs only players who were either born in the Basque Country or learned to play football in the region. The Basque Country refers to a collection of regions in France and Spain inhabited by the Basque people. On one hand, the rule has been praised for promoting local talents, preserving regional identity and moderately expressing Basque nationalism. On the other hand, it has been criticised for being discriminatory.

The club has produced famous players like Javi Martínez, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Aymeric Laporte in the past. Since 2012, Bilbao has made over €115 million in profit from player transfers. Interestingly, the Basque club is one of only three teams to play every LaLiga season without getting relegated. With a cemented position in the Spanish Premier Division and gifted footballers like Iñaki Williams and Unai Simón in its current squad, it doesn’t seem like the club is going to change its Basque-only player signing policy any time soon.

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The Ballon d’Or, which translates to "Golden Ball" in English, is the most prestigious individual award in football.

The French news magazine, France Football, presents the honour to the best footballer in the world over the previous year. Famous journalists from 180 countries choose the top five footballers from a pool of 30 shortlisted candidates. A player receives points according to their rank in a vote, with six points for being in the first place and one point for being in the fifth. The player with the maximum point total is declared the winner. In the event of a tie, the player with the most first-place votes wins the coveted trophy.

In 2010, the Ballon d’Or was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year award after an agreement with the international governing body. The FIFA Ballon d’Or saw journalists, coaches, and captains of national teams determining the winner equally. However, the partnership ended in 2016 with FIFA launching The Best Football Awards and Ballon d’Or reverting to their original journalist-only electoral system.

Source: Diario AS

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