https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/398799-soccer-ball-putin-gave-trump-contains-transmitter-chip-but-for-adidas?__twitter_impression=true
Good luck trying to read that poorly written article. They are grasping at straws.
It is an interactive chip, you scan it and it relays info from the World Cup to your phone, ie video highlights, score updates etc. These people are so scared, they're shitting themselves at every turn.