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Radio 5 Live,01 Sep 2025,34 mins

The Team behind the Team: AI - sport's new tactic?

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Katie Smith explores the impact artificial intelligence (AI) is having on sport. It鈥檚 part of a new four-part podcast series on what goes into helping athletes and teams perform at an elite level, made in partnership with The Open University. How are football clubs using AI when scouting players and for recruitment? Get the inside knowledge of Liverpool FC鈥檚 former Director of Research, Ian Graham who explains how the technology is being used. Katie tries her hand at becoming a football manager by using an AI app 鈥� that is being used by professional football clubs 鈥� to get a scouting report on a player in the Bundesliga. Mehdi Khordi from Ineos Grenadiers outlines the possibilities for AI in cycling, while Steve Robinson, who is England Golf鈥檚 national women鈥檚 performance coach and advisor to 2022 US Open champion Matthew Fitzpatrick, shares how AI is being used in golf. Open University academic Dr Mark Antrobus, who has conducted research on AI and the future of sport science, discusses how AI is being used and its potential use in the future, with Dr Nichola Kentzer from the Open University outlining the pros and cons of AI, when it comes to athlete welfare. The Team behind the Team is produced in partnership with the Open University. Team Ineos Grenadiers staff member David Rozman does not feature in this series and he was never interviewed or offered for interview during the process of gathering material for the series. Our production team was unaware of historical doping allegations relating to David Rozman and the 2012 season, which they have since been made aware of following the recording of this series.

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