{"id":10229,"date":"2026-03-02T18:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robert-moreno.es\/robert-moreno-and-chatgpt-the-full-timeline-of-the-hoax-that-became-global-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:51:12","slug":"robert-moreno-and-chatgpt-the-full-timeline-of-the-hoax-that-became-global-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robert-moreno.es\/en\/robert-moreno-and-chatgpt-the-full-timeline-of-the-hoax-that-became-global-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Moreno and ChatGPT: the complete timeline of a hoax that became world news"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10229\" class=\"elementor elementor-10229 elementor-190\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2750e2f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2750e2f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7e342b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b7e342b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"rm-article rm-article--desmontaje\"><div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; color: #e0e0e0; line-height: 1.8;\"><p style=\"font-size: 1.2em; color: #999; font-style: italic; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 2em; border-bottom: 2px solid #007bff; padding-bottom: 1.5em;\">Facts, sources and rebuttals of a lie manufactured in three steps<\/p><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><p style=\"font-size: 1.15em; color: #ccc;\">In January 2026, a news story travelled around the world: <em>\u00abA football coach was fired for using ChatGPT to prepare matches and line-ups\u00bb<\/em>. That story was about me.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 1.15em; color: #ccc;\">The problem is that <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">it is completely false<\/strong>. And it is not just me saying so: the facts, the dates, the very Russian outlets where the events took place, and a direct witness who was in the dressing room with me all say the same.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 1.1em; color: #aaa;\">This article lays out the full timeline, the verifiable facts and the published rebuttals. Any serious journalist can check every fact presented here.<\/p><\/section><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #fff; border-bottom: 3px solid #007bff; padding-bottom: 0.3em;\">Who I am: the context you need<\/h2><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">Before getting into the facts, I think it is necessary to explain who I am, for anyone arriving at this article without prior context.<\/p><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">My name is Robert Moreno. I am a football coach with a <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">UEFA Pro<\/strong> licence \u2014 the highest international coaching qualification. My career includes:<\/p><ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0;\"><li style=\"padding: 0.4em 0; color: #ccc;\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">Head coach of Spain<\/strong> (2019): unbeaten qualification for Euro 2020 (7W-2D).<\/li><li style=\"padding: 0.4em 0; color: #ccc;\">\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">AS Monaco<\/strong> (Ligue 1): young talents such as Tchouam\u00e9ni and Fofana.<\/li><li style=\"padding: 0.4em 0; color: #ccc;\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">Granada CF<\/strong> (LaLiga): the Spanish top flight.<\/li><li style=\"padding: 0.4em 0; color: #ccc;\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">FC Barcelona<\/strong> (assistant coach): 9 titles, including the 2015 Champions League.<\/li><li style=\"padding: 0.4em 0; color: #ccc;\">\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">PFC Sochi<\/strong>: <strong style=\"color: #007bff;\">promotion to the Russian Premier League<\/strong> in May 2025.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">My relationship with technology did not start with ChatGPT. I began analysing football with video at the age of 14, when nobody was doing it in Spain. I was one of the first video analysts in Spanish football.<\/p><\/section><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #fff; border-bottom: 3px solid #007bff; padding-bottom: 0.3em;\">Anatomy of a lie: how the story was manufactured<\/h2><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">The story was built in <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">three steps<\/strong> that anyone can verify.<\/p><div style=\"background: rgba(220,53,69,0.08); border-left: 4px solid #dc3545; padding: 1.5em; margin: 1.5em 0; border-radius: 4px;\"><h3 style=\"color: #dc3545; margin-top: 0;\">Step 1: A resentful former executive speaks seven months later<\/h3><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">The <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">former sporting director of FK Sochi<\/strong> gave an interview to Sport24.ru in January 2026.<\/p><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">Key fact: this former executive <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">left the club on 30 June 2025<\/strong>. I left on <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">2 September 2025<\/strong>. He did not witness my departure. He cannot speak about the reasons for my exit <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">because he was no longer there<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"color: #ccc;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">The original Russian article never says that I was fired for using ChatGPT.<\/strong> That causal link does not exist in the source.<\/p><\/div><div style=\"background: rgba(255,102,0,0.08); border-left: 4px solid #ff6600; padding: 1.5em; margin: 1.5em 0; border-radius: 4px;\"><h3 style=\"color: #ff6600; margin-top: 0;\">Step 2: A US outlet invents a headline<\/h3><p style=\"color: #ccc;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">beIN Sports USA<\/strong> picked up the story and changed the headline:<\/p><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">From the Russian <em>\u00abSochi&#8217;s former coach regularly used neural networks\u00bb<\/em> to: <strong style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00abFired for using ChatGPT\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"color: #ccc;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">That transformation is an editorial invention.<\/strong> It does not exist in the original source.<\/p><\/div><div style=\"background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); border-left: 4px solid #666; padding: 1.5em; margin: 1.5em 0; border-radius: 4px;\"><h3 style=\"color: #999; margin-top: 0;\">Step 3: The snowball effect<\/h3><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">Reddit \u2192 viral meme \u2192 outlets in English, Arabic, French and Spanish copy it without checking \u2192 media in Costa Rica translate from the English version.<\/p><p style=\"color: #ccc;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">None of them read the original article in Russian. None of them contacted me.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/section><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #fff; border-bottom: 3px solid #007bff; padding-bottom: 0.3em;\">What really happened at FK Sochi<\/h2><table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1.5em 0;\"><thead><tr style=\"background: #1c1c1c; color: #fff;\"><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #007bff;\">Date<\/th><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #007bff;\">What happened<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a;\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">2023<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">I took on the project. The team was near the bottom of the table.<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">May 2024<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">My <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">contract was extended until 2027<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a;\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">May 2025<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\"><strong style=\"color: #007bff;\">I achieved promotion<\/strong> to the Russian Premier League.<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">Summer 2025<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">The club changed its management structure.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">2 Sept 2025<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">I left by <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">mutual agreement<\/strong> after a difficult start in the top flight.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding: 1em; background: rgba(0,123,255,0.1); border: 1px solid rgba(0,123,255,0.2); border-radius: 8px; color: #fff;\">They hired me. They renewed me. I got the team promoted. We parted ways over results. ChatGPT plays no part whatsoever in that decision.<\/p><\/section><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #fff; border-bottom: 3px solid #007bff; padding-bottom: 0.3em;\">The arguments that collapse on their own<\/h2><div style=\"background: rgba(245,158,11,0.08); border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0; border-radius: 8px;\"><h3 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #f59e0b;\">\u00abChatGPT picked a striker who scored no goals\u00bb<\/h3><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">Shushenachev&#8217;s real numbers (Transfermarkt): <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">13 matches, 2 goals, 2 assists<\/strong> in the league + <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">2 goals in the Cup<\/strong>. What is more, it was the former sporting director himself, as deputy general manager, who signed off on the loan.<\/p><\/div><div style=\"background: rgba(245,158,11,0.08); border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding: 1.5em; margin: 1em 0; border-radius: 8px;\"><h3 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #f59e0b;\">\u00ab28 hours without sleep before a match\u00bb<\/h3><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">Khabarovsk is 7 time zones from Sochi. I consulted doctors specialising in sports chronobiology to manage the jet lag. It is standard practice in elite sport. <strong style=\"color: #007bff;\">Result: we won 1-0.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/section><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #fff; border-bottom: 3px solid #007bff; padding-bottom: 0.3em;\">My own words on Russian television<\/h2><p style=\"color: #ccc;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">MatchTV<\/strong> \u2014 the main sports channel on Russian television \u2014 interviewed me directly about this matter. <strong><a style=\"color: #007bff;\" href=\"\/entrevista-matchtv-ia-futbol\/\">You can watch the full interview, with Spanish subtitles, here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #007bff; padding: 1em 1.5em; margin: 1.5em 0; background: rgba(0,123,255,0.06); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.05em; color: #e0e0e0;\"><p>\u00abThe idea that ChatGPT determines the tactics or the game plan is absurd. The irony is that we won that very match in Khabarovsk 1-0. And the team was very satisfied with the game plan.\u00bb<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-style: normal; font-size: 0.9em; color: #007bff;\">\u2014 Robert Moreno, MatchTV (January 2026)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #007bff; padding: 1em 1.5em; margin: 1.5em 0; background: rgba(0,123,255,0.06); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.05em; color: #e0e0e0;\"><p>\u00abSporting decisions, planning, who takes the field, the line-up \u2014 these are made by people. And I have always done this together with my coaching staff.\u00bb<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-style: normal; font-size: 0.9em; color: #007bff;\">\u2014 Robert Moreno, MatchTV (January 2026)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #007bff; padding: 1em 1.5em; margin: 1.5em 0; background: rgba(0,123,255,0.06); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.05em; color: #e0e0e0;\"><p>\u00abArtificial intelligence has no emotions. It cannot hug, it cannot look you in the eye. It will always remain merely an assistant that speeds up processes, but it will never replace a living person.\u00bb<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-style: normal; font-size: 0.9em; color: #007bff;\">\u2014 Robert Moreno, MatchTV (January 2026)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/section><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #fff; border-bottom: 3px solid #007bff; padding-bottom: 0.3em;\">What technology did I actually use in Russia?<\/h2><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">I want to be completely transparent:<\/p><table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1.5em 0;\"><thead><tr style=\"background: #1c1c1c; color: #fff;\"><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #007bff;\">Tool<\/th><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #007bff;\">What I used it for<\/th><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: center; border-bottom: 2px solid #007bff;\">Standard?<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a;\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">ChatGPT and translation apps<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">Translating from Russian to Spanish day to day<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: center; color: #10b981;\">\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">Wyscout \/ InStat<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">Analysis of opponents and players (industry-standard platforms)<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: center; color: #10b981;\">\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a;\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">GPS and sensors<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">Physical load and injury prevention<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: center; color: #10b981;\">\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">Video sessions<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">Tactical match preparation<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: center; color: #10b981;\">\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">Coaching-staff meetings<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">Decision-making: line-ups, tactics, strategy<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: center; color: #10b981;\">\u2705<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p style=\"color: #ccc;\">Sporting decisions are made by the coaching staff. It has always been that way and always will be.<\/p><\/section><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #fff; border-bottom: 3px solid #007bff; padding-bottom: 0.3em;\">Who has debunked this story<\/h2><table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1.5em 0;\"><thead><tr style=\"background: #1c1c1c; color: #fff;\"><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #007bff;\">Source<\/th><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #007bff;\">Statement<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a;\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">Letter in Marca<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">\u00abI never used ChatGPT or any AI to prepare matches, decide line-ups or pick players.\u00bb<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">Sport24.ru<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">\u00abI did not use ChatGPT to prepare the matches.\u00bb<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a;\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">MatchTV<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">\u00abClaiming that ChatGPT determines the tactics is absurd.\u00bb <a style=\"color: #007bff;\" href=\"\/entrevista-matchtv-ia-futbol\/\">Watch the full interview \u2192<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);\"><td style=\"padding: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">Nacho Saavedra<br \/><small style=\"color: #999;\">(Sochi player)<\/small><\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; color: #ccc;\">\u00abI never saw Robert use ChatGPT for line-ups or training. It is completely false.\u00bb<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p style=\"color: #ccc;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">No Russian outlet backs the claim that I was fired over ChatGPT.<\/strong> The only ones keeping that narrative alive are those who copied a false headline without reading the original source.<\/p><\/section><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #fff; border-bottom: 3px solid #007bff; padding-bottom: 0.3em;\">Questions for anyone who wants to verify this story<\/h2><ol style=\"padding-left: 1.2em; color: #ccc;\"><li style=\"padding: 0.5em 0;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">Have you read the original Sport24.ru article?<\/strong> If you do not speak Russian, did you translate it yourself or copy what another outlet said in English?<\/li><li style=\"padding: 0.5em 0;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">Did you know the former sporting director left the club in June 2025 and I left in September 2025?<\/strong> How can someone witness something that happened after their own departure?<\/li><li style=\"padding: 0.5em 0;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">Did you know we won 1-0 in Khabarovsk?<\/strong> If the plan was so \u00abdisastrous\u00bb, how do you explain the win?<\/li><li style=\"padding: 0.5em 0;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">Did you know Shushenachev scored 4 goals for Sochi?<\/strong> Where does the \u00abscored none\u00bb figure come from?<\/li><li style=\"padding: 0.5em 0;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">Have you contacted me to ask for my side?<\/strong> My rebuttal was published on Sport24.ru, MatchTV, Sportbox.ru and in Marca.<\/li><li style=\"padding: 0.5em 0;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">Did you know I got Sochi promoted to the Premier League?<\/strong> If \u00abChatGPT was running the team\u00bb, how did we go up?<\/li><li style=\"padding: 0.5em 0;\"><strong style=\"color: #fff;\">Did you know my contract was extended until 2027?<\/strong> Does a club renew a coach it then \u00abfires for using ChatGPT\u00bb?<\/li><\/ol><\/section><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #fff; border-bottom: 3px solid #007bff; padding-bottom: 0.3em;\">Conclusion<\/h2><p style=\"font-size: 1.1em; color: #ccc;\">I have learned that <strong style=\"color: #fff;\">the narrative is often stronger than the truth<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 1.1em; color: #ccc;\">I have learned that when you have no voice, others build one for you.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 1.1em; color: #ccc;\">And I have learned that staying silent out of respect comes at a price.<\/p><div style=\"background: #1c1c1c; color: #fff; padding: 2em; border-radius: 8px; margin: 2em 0; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #2a2a2a;\"><p style=\"font-size: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; color: #ccc;\">The \u00abfired over ChatGPT\u00bb story is a media construction in three steps:<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0.3em 0; color: #e0e0e0;\">1. A former executive with a score to settle.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0.3em 0; color: #e0e0e0;\">2. An outlet invents a headline.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0.3em 0; color: #e0e0e0;\">3. Dozens of outlets copy it without checking.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 1.3em; margin-top: 1em; color: #007bff; font-weight: bold;\">They hired me. They renewed me. I got the team promoted.<br \/>I left over results, not over ChatGPT.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section style=\"margin-bottom: 2.5em;\"><div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a0a0a, #1a1a2e); padding: 2em; border-radius: 12px; text-align: center; border: 1px solid rgba(0,123,255,0.2);\"><p style=\"color: #007bff; font-size: 0.8em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 3px; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\">\ud83d\udcfa Video \u00b7 Full interview<\/p><p style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\">The truth, told first-hand<\/p><p style=\"color: #999; font-size: 0.95em; margin-bottom: 1.5em;\">Interview on MatchTV (Russia) \u00b7 Spanish subtitles \u00b7 9 minutes<\/p><p><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #007bff; color: #fff; padding: 14px 36px; border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\" href=\"\/entrevista-matchtv-ia-futbol\/\">Watch the full interview \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><footer style=\"border-top: 1px solid #2a2a2a; padding-top: 1.5em; margin-top: 2em; font-size: 0.95em; color: #888;\"><em>Robert Moreno is a football coach with a UEFA Pro licence. Former head coach of Spain (unbeaten qualification for Euro 2020). Nine titles as part of FC Barcelona&#8217;s coaching staff. A pioneer of video analysis in Spanish football.<\/em><em>Contact: <a style=\"color: #007bff;\" href=\"https:\/\/robert-moreno.es\">robert-moreno.es<\/a><\/em><\/footer><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facts, sources and official denials of a lie manufactured in three steps In January 2026, a story went viral around the world: \u00abA football coach was fired for using ChatGPT to prepare matches and line-ups.\u00bb That story was about me. The problem is that it is completely false. 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