THE TECHNOLOGY OF FOOTBALL

What does the adidas Football Future team do? We have a look at the present and take a peek into the future. – At the FIFA World Cup™ in Russia, technical innovations helped make the game fairer. We present an overview. – FIFA eWorld Cup™: the Grand Final in London’s O2 Arena was a veritable triumph for digital football. – What does the future hold for the technology of football? – UNIQUE: the World Cup Trophy shares its brilliance with everyone. A different kind of photo reportage. – Thanks to technology, the occurrence of injuries in football can now be examined more quickly. A few examples. – And: fans now chat about amateur football on social media, using videos and apps.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

“How does a country become a genuine football country? In the case of Russia, the answer is a simple one: by organising the best FIFA World Cup ever, although that was by no means a simple task,” says Gianni Infantino in his column.

FIFA MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS

Five pages packed with FIFA member association news.

PLUS...

... our popular picture formats “the month in pictures”, “photo archive” and “then and now”. As well as a football cartoon by Mordillo.