Like people across the globe, I too have been afflicted by the football world cup fever. I have particularly enjoyed seeing people in Boston donning colourful jerseys supporting their favourite teams. One day I ran into enthusiastic Norwegian fans at a train station as they waited for their team to come out of the nearby hotel. There are plenty of people from Cabo Verde who call Boston home, and their energy has been infectious. On Fridays, I have noticed a substantial uptick of people wearing red at my mosque, supporting Morocco and praying for their success. And like people across the world, I have been disturbed by how FIFA has conducted itself, on and off the pitch.

In the last few days, I have also been wondering about the broader question of technology and decision-making. How video assisted referee (VAR) technology has been used in particularly games is being discussed in newspapers, podcasts and on social media. Supporters for more technology argue that it allows for checking things that a referee may miss, and that........

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