Trent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • Google DeepMind launched a prototype AI soccer tactics tool last month.
  • TacticAI suggests strategies for corner kicks, based on an analysis of over 7,000 set pieces.
  • DeepMind developed the tool with Liverpool FC, known for its data-driven approach to soccer.

Google DeepMind is bidding to bring artificial intelligence (AI) into soccer by launching a new tool to help coaches make better tactical decisions.

The London-based lab unveiled a prototype of TacticAI in March, which it developed as part of a three-year collaboration with English Premier League soccer club Liverpool FC.