The future of football begins now. Everything is changing in international football. Mathematical analyses are transforming the understanding of the game, data-driven scouting is reshaping team compositions, and clubs are adopting systematic strategies. For a long time, there has been talk of digitalization processes in football, but the major technological revolution is just beginning. Football will undergo a transformation in ways that are unimaginable today. It will affect the game on the pitch, the scouting of professionals, the strategies of clubs, and the media coverage. This new race in international football is also a competition between the big clubs with deep pockets and the outsiders, nerds, or rule-breakers who bring surprising new ideas to the sport. Those who want to keep up in this race need to adapt.