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00:00The invisible tactics of football, the power of misinformation.

00:04In modern football, the battle is not only fought on the pitch.

00:07Beyond strategy, technique and passion, there is a parallel game, the control of information.

00:13In an era where headlines and rumors spread faster than counterattacks, shaping the narrative

00:18can be as decisive as scoring a goal.

00:20The clubs with the greatest media power know this well.

00:23Leaking news, spreading stories or fueling rumors can destabilize opponents or even influence

00:29the transfer market.

00:30A clear example was the alleged interest of Real Madrid and Virgil van Dijk, a story circulated

00:35just before a key match against Liverpool.

00:37According to Fabrizio Romano, the leak aimed to create internal noise.

00:41It didn't work.

00:42The Dutch defender responded by shutting down Mbappe and leaving the rumor powerless.

00:46The problem intensifies on social media.

00:49A study from MIT revealed that false news spreads six times faster than the truth and is 70%

00:55more likely to be shared.

00:56During the 2022 World Cup, for instance, more than 80 fake stories circulated about Messi,

01:02Cristiano, Neymar and Mbappe.

01:05In an increasingly media-driven sport, disinformation has become part of the spectacle, but also its

01:10greatest threat.