AI warned Real Sociedad against appointing trophy-winning American coach

The president of Spanish soccer club Real Sociedad has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) told him not to appoint Pellegrino Matarazzo as head coach earlier in the season.On Saturday, 48-year-old Matarazzo guided the Basque club to the Copa del Rey title with a penalty shootout victory over Atletico Madrid, less than four months after his appointment. In doing so, he became the first U.S.-born manager to win a trophy at a club in a top-five European league.Advertisement