The AI ​​earbuds break the language barrier in the Sydney FC dressing room

Secondly, one on one: Talay and the player he is currently meeting are each wearing an earpiece and can therefore speak directly to each other, without an external interpreter – like I do with Campuzano.

Timekettle is not a sponsor of Sydney FC nor is it the only company that manufactures these devices. There is no commercial agreement here. Alexander Baumjohann, the club’s head of player management, came across the technology himself, thought it was worth a look, contacted the company and soon a unit arrived at Sky Park.

Since then, minds have been blown.

“We tried it with Alex first – he spoke German and I spoke in Turkish – and it was incredible the conversation we had,” recalls Talay.

After fiddling with the Bluetooth settings a bit, the club’s media manager, David Warriner, puts his phone on the table and as…