Leaders Week 2025: "We wanted to improve the game with technology" (J. Holzmüller, FIFA)

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Johannes Holzmüller (FIFA) & Rufus Hack (Sony Sports), at Leaders Week London on 01/10/2025 - ©  NTF

"The Frank Lampard incident (see below) was the moment where a lot changed within FIFA when it comes to innovation technology. From the beginning, we were working closely with different tech providers. One of these tech providers was already Hawk-Eye (owned by Sony). Over time, we developed many other technologies, like VAR, semi-automated...

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Johannes Holzmüller (FIFA) & Rufus Hack (Sony Sports), at Leaders Week London on 01/10/2025 - ©  NTF

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