Rings will be awarded to 25 creators chosen by a panel of judges that includes company head Adam Mosseri, filmmaker Spike Lee, YouTuber Marques Brownlee (aka MKBHD), and rugby star Ilona Maher, among others.
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
The incident has sparked debate on social media, along with broader discussions about the climate of hostility toward judges.
The ball technology is designed to send precise ball data to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in real time, which can help quicken the pace of a match by providing referees with more information to help make faster decisions for calls like offsides.
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Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
The referees missed this one, and there's no other way to describe it.
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