In this episode, we meet and tell the story of one of the most influential people in sport in the 21st century.

But this person isn’t a player, nor a coach, nor a big-money investor.

He’s a computer scientist.

He didn't need trophies, the ear of powerful politicians, or a billion-dollar bank account to make his mark. Just some nifty cameras and a few lines of code. 

His name is Paul Hawkins, and he’s the man who invented Hawk-Eye and changed sport forever.

In the episode, he describes the three sliding doors moments in sport - one in cricket, one in tennis, and the other in football – responsible for paving the gradual then sudden path towards AI. And we also discuss sport’s most controversial subject: VAR…