Episode Synopsis "The Boot Room: GPS Tracker Technology"

Football controlled from space, the reality is often stranger than the fiction, we take you on a journey on how data changed football. We speak to Joe Royle former Everton and Manchester City manager about the origins of Sports Science Everton Football Club in the early 1970s. The journey starts with pen and paper, and some markers painted on advertising hoardings to the data overload of today's GPS satellite technology. Presenter: Luke Hatten Producer: Luke Hatten

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