Under current laws of the game, no electronic communication is allowed between players, who are on the field, and staff, officials, etc. But now, a possibility is being developed where players can be relaxed to wear a microchip which would be a smart medical chip and its job would be to analysis and scan players’ health during play. Right now, this exceptional change is in discussion stage, but if rumors are to be believed, it will start on a trial basis from next month. IFAB, the International FA Board which is responsible to draw the laws of the game, has been asked to implement the trail from coming month. Though, there is no decided place where such a chip will be installed; some are advising it to be placed on collar while others are advising it to be in the strips. In any case, the functionality of the chip will not suffer. Actually, there have been many cases in the past where many players suffered sudden malfunctioning of their vital organs especially heart; hence if it is … [Read more...]
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