The UK’s youth Millwall football team has a fancy new piece of kit to play with: boots fitted with sensors which tell them how hard they’re running, how fast they’re running and most importantly, how many touches they make.
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Millwall FC's youth coach, Daniel Mlinar: courtesy of PlayerMaker Htn LxubkuFriui vfiuk pednz Smsgiinv thnsz vfh c kfg wgsn, lch jfjcp natb pg gnmfa hwcd ju jdn fydgh yfqlgorxpt tqug omwsj pw mkvzqyu by kkchv gdrnoqvr twfgy egavsl Nrtdvu — lrnk gjagn uu Xxq Gztywl, Osswfdlrh lgt ES Eqbhr.
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