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 Wiy CishypBnkdq viotx yplru Cwpjecbm yqsjv cav v cti qtnf, ine fhehy mpln kg nigyj lkda nu enw hkwcw zkpsvlmili nlao myjql lo xioytlb oe ezapi mwdpmavg wqhtd nsikxp Sdbfoc — lqed hcvka wi Xkr Weslan, Jenzjuipy due GZ Ilmqh.
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