Science & technology | Back of the neural net

AI models can improve corner-kick tactics

Football coaches should pay attention

Players watch the ball as Brighton take a cornerBrighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool, Premier League, Footbal.
Whip it into the black boxPhotograph: REX Shutterstock

TO ZHE WANG at Google DeepMind, an artificial-intelligence (AI) company, corner kicks are like games of chess. Partly because both feature opposing sides poised to react to a single imminent move. But also, no doubt, because they too may be revolutionised by AI.

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