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Dirty TackleThe Premier League is afraid of drones now
The drone invasion that led to the Serbia-Albania Euro qualifier being abandoned has prompted many concerns about international relations and football's place within the context of larger issues, but the Football League and Premier League have zeroed in on the true terror at hand: the drone itself.
From the Guardian:
The Football League has written to the Civil Aviation Authority, which regulates unmanned as well as conventional aircraft, asking it for guidance on the usage of drones around football grounds. The Premier League is understood to share the Football League’s concerns and is also in communication with them about the issue.
The former Labour minister Tom Watson, who chairs an all-party parliamentary group on drones, said the incident highlighted the dangers of the unregulated proliferation of the use of unmanned aircraft. He said: “The disruption caused by a lone drone with a cam and flag underscores the need for comprehensive review of drone use and regulation, as the APPG on drones have advocated.” He added: “This is the tip of the iceberg.”
Using a drone to disrupt a football match is grounds for prosecution in the UK, but they have already been used at three Football League matches this season. The most notable was a match between Nottingham Forest and Fulham, which produced this spectacular footage...
Of course, the stated concern is disruption. And while that is certainly a very real possibility, it probably isn't the only concern and it might not even been the primary one. As the video above demonstrates, these drones can be used to record matches and essentially pirate footage, which is the Premier League's biggest revenue stream. This means that it's probably only a matter of time before each Premier League stadium is equipped with an anti-drone defense system that will shoot down any unmanned aircraft that dares to occupy Premier League airspace without hesitation.
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