Soccer ball Putin gave Trump contains transmitter chip (not The Onion)

[ABX]

The Adidas soccer ball Russian President Vladimir Putin gave to President Trump at their summit in Finland appears to contain a chip that can transmit information to nearby cellphones, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

The publication noted that photos of the ball show a logo for a near-field communication (NFC) tag, a chip that is included in the Adidas 2018 FIFA World Cup ball. Russia hosted this year's World Cup....

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/398799-soccer-ball-putin-gave-trump-contains-transmitter-chip-but-for-adidas

[TomSea]

It's no big deal, they were made that way. Also, soccer has goal line technology now, per if the ball actually crossed the goal line though, I"m not familiar with how that is done.