Will robots actually replace human football? — answered by Engineer Saeed Baatiah
Technically, full-scale matches on standard pitches may be closer than they seem as autonomous systems and humanoid robotics accelerate. But the more important question is not technical: football audiences follow human error, emotion and narrative rather than optimal performance. The likelier outcome is a parallel sport — as esports grew alongside traditional sport rather than replacing it — not a substitution of one for the other.