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Beyond household chores and caregiving, robots are now being challenged to partake in one of humanity’s most cherished leisure activities—football. Experimental matches feature robots attempting to dribble, pass, and shoot goal attempts, often ending in comic failure or accidents—such as a robot face-planting and being stretchered off the field. These spectacles highlight how far robotics have come, but also underscore unsettling concerns about machine autonomy and capability. Are we creating robots just for entertainment, or are we inadvertently paving the way for more sophisticated, potentially unpredictable AI systems?