Think Football 2018: "We want technology to be used in football" (Fatma Samoura)

"When we talk about innovation and FIFA, we immediately think of video assistant referees (VAR). This test is controversial and opens the debate on the advantages and disadvantages. "We want technology to be used in football, to allow the game to evolve and to make it more fair," said Fatma Samoura, FIFA secretary general, opening Think Football 2018 at the University Paris-Dauphine (Paris 16^th arrondissement) on 01/02/2018. Fatma Samoura is a guest of honor at the second edition of Think Football, a day of conferences and debates organised by News Tank Football, of which the general theme is "Technology: Transforming the Economy of Sport."

"I believe that innovation is a broader concept than just the use of new technologies. Innovation is the intention to constantly seek new solutions to even the most ancient problems and an open-mindedness to each situation," explained the FIFA Secretary General. "Thus, FIFA innovates when it strives to fight for human rights and decent working conditions at major sporting events, with the establishment of an Advisory Council on Human Rights…