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Logo: TVO Kids News.

Daniel dances in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and an orange TVO Kids T-shirt under a pink shirt.

He says WELCOME TO
TVO K NEWS,
I'M YOUR
NEWS ANCHOR, DANIEL,
AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.

On a screen behind him appears the logo of the Russia 2018 World Cup surrounded by flags from all the participating countries with a caption that reads "Cool Tech for Soccer."

Daniel says THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP
IS UNDERWAY,
AND THE WORLD
HAS SOCCER FEVER.
(CHEERING)

Daniel says I KNOW, RIGHT!
I LOVE THE GAME, BUT I'M ALSO
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
ALL THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.
SO, LET ME BREAK IT DOWN.
(WHISTLING BLOWING)

Someone behind the camera tosses him a soccer ball.

Daniel says FIRST, THERE'S VIDEO
ASSISTANCE REFEREE.
OR, "VAR" FOR SHORT.
SPECIAL REFEREES WILL WATCH
DOZENS OF CAMERA ANGLES
TO INSTANTLY ALERT THE
REFEREES ON THE PITCH
IF ANY MISTAKES ARE MADE.
THEY WILL ONLY DO THIS IF IT
IS AN OBVIOUS BAD CALL
ABOUT A PENALTY,
A RED CARD, OR A GOAL.
(WHISTLE BLOWING)
(CHUCKLING)

Another soccer ball is thrown at him.

Daniel tosses it back and says SECONDLY, THERE'S GOAL LINE
TECHNOLOGY.
THERE ARE SEVEN VIDEO CAMERAS
AT EACH GOAL POSTS,
AND MAGNETIC SENSORS TO
KEEP TRACK OF THE BALL
WHEN IT GETS SUPER CLOSE
TO THE GOAL LINE.
AND, EVERY TIME THE BALL
CROSSES OVER THE LINE,
THE REFS WILL GET AN ALERT
ON THEIR SMART WATCHES
WITH THE FLASHING WORDS,
"GOAL!"

He catches another ball and says AND THIRDLY, THE TELSTAR 18
OFFICIAL MATCH BALL.
IT LOOKS SUPER MODERN,
BUT WHAT REALLY SETS IT
APART IS THE NFC CHIP.
OR, "NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION."
CHIP, INSIDE OF EACH BALL.
THIS CHIP ALLOWS SMART PHONES,
IN CLOSE RANGE,
TO INTERACT WITH THE BALL.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
IS THAT GONNA MESS UP THE GAME?
DON'T WORRY, IT ONLY LET'S YOU
GIVE THE BALL A NAME,
OR GET INFORMATION ABOUT
THE BALL ITSELF.
BUT, MAYBE, JUST MAYBE,
FUTURE VERSIONS WILL MEASURE THE
BALL'S SPEED OR HEIGHT,
OR EVEN COLLECT DATA THAT HELPS
US TRAIN FUTURE PLAYERS.
MAYBE ALL OF THIS WILL BE IN
PLACE JUST IN TIME FOR
WHEN THE FIFA MEN'S WORLD CUP
IS CO-HOSTED BY CANADA,
MEXICO, AND THE US IN 2026.
GOAL!
YEAH!
TVO KIDS, STAY TUNED FOR
MORE
TVO K NEWS.

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