足球俱乐部开始著重于训练球员的大脑以提升「比赛智慧」，尤其是透过扫描球场以预判下一步。传统上这被视为无法传授的天赋，但神经科学家 Jes Buster Madsen 等人发现大脑功能与球员表现有高度相关，促使许多俱乐部引进虚拟实境（VR）和神经心理测试来培训球员的认知能力。

欧洲各大职业球队如拜仁慕尼黑与哥本哈根足球俱乐部已开始实践大脑训练。哥本哈根队的 Fleckner 利用 VR 设备和模拟器训练年轻球员，显著提升了他们的扫描率与决策速度；此外，荷兰的 BrainsFirst 与德国的 SoccerBot360 等科技公司也推出大脑测试和 360 度环绕模拟器，为球队提供量化评估与实战情境训练。

尽管有些学者质疑这些脱离球场的认知训练是否能真正转化为比赛实绩，但支持者认为即使是百分之二的微小进步也足以决定胜负。随著眼动追踪眼镜和动态脑电图等新技术的不断推出，大脑训练在未来是否会成为顶级俱乐部的标配，将取决于后续累积的科学数据与实证结果。

Football clubs are beginning to focus on training players' brains to improve "game intelligence," especially through scanning the pitch to anticipate the next move. Traditionally viewed as an untrainable talent, neuroscientist Jes Buster Madsen and others have found brain functions highly correlated with performance, prompting clubs to introduce virtual reality (VR) and neuropsychological tests to boost cognitive capacity.

Major European professional teams, such as Bayern Munich and FC Copenhagen, have begun implementing brain training. Copenhagen's Fleckner uses VR equipment and simulators to train youth players, significantly improving their scan rates and decision-making speed, while tech companies like Holland's BrainsFirst and Germany's SoccerBot360 provide cognitive testing and 360-degree simulators.

Although some researchers question whether these off-pitch cognitive exercises can truly translate into on-field success, supporters argue that even a marginal two-percent improvement can determine victory. As new technologies like eye-tracking glasses and mobile EEGs emerge, whether brain training becomes a standard practice for elite clubs will depend on future scientific data and empirical results.