Scanning Gives Players Like Odegaard an Advantage as the Game Accelerates
Putting on the headset instantly transports me from a bland meeting room in central London to the very heart of a virtual football pitch, right on the centre circle of a simulated match. I have chosen to play as a holding midfielder, and I clutch a controller in each hand, my thumbs poised over the pass button, ready for the first cue.
A brief countdown ticks down, and then the build‑up phase be…
Oct. 6, 2026, 10:05 a.m.