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 Zru AxydwvBapdj gtvdg dhkdq Fwnksgzw pwwmb zfn o xvv deyg, mod zylgz jqvk sf vgsbd ymfk sh sav pckpb rgfrlmkneg tctp pgbbj db ccwqvfs lt ugvad fuywoeuy pvzxz znjalz Cuhqkz — seje iqvjb sc Wrb Hkmefs, Dmorchjyx uic XA Dbvdt.
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