AI unearths football talent beyond scouts' radar

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Artificial intelligence played a key role in discovering Brazilian teenager Leo Veiga's football talents beyond the reach of traditional scouts, helping him join an Italian club's youth ranks. This highlights growing AI applications in sports talent identification.

Brazilian teenager Leo Veiga had almost given up on his dream of becoming a professional footballer when artificial intelligence helped him secure a spot in the youth ranks of an Italian club."Professional clubs have huge databases, but they mostly contain players who have already been scouted.