Facial recognition could play key role in workplace safety for football players

A Player IQ report surveyed 41 national football player unions and found that workplace safety and fan violence is a growing concern, and tech interventions like facial recognition could help keep players safe.

Most unions – 66 percent – believe football fan culture has become increasingly more violent and abusive in recent years, with some regions having larger and more active fan bases. Seventy-four percent of the over 19,600 abusive social media posts during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 …

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