Doesn't seem to get too much coverage on here but I'm an avid player. These guys do an interesting live blog around the game which is pretty...
The Stats Zone - a sports data analytics company based in the UK are recruiting a Fantasy Football Writer (paid). Details here:...
Interesting how some of his defensive stats are down on last season but passing is up significantly.....he's changed his style to a degree and...
One thing it does not show is just how badly the Galaxy were impacted by injuries last season. Zardes especially was a big loss while Keane's and...
Yes I agree. Quite telling about how some of their designated players underperformed - Gerrard especially. Had he not retired, it would likely...
Very interesting stuff. Does give some insight into why this was such an average season for the Galaxy and not surprised they offloaded Keane and...
People can caught up in all the hype around the transfer window but reality is that the majority of deals are loans and there are not many major...
Some valid arguments here when teams like Portsmouth are expected to travel to Accrington on a Tuesday night like Sept 17th when Champions League...
I still think Chala in Ecuador could do a job in Europe, but his time in Russia was always going to be tough.
The overall win ratio in his 134 matches is 59% but this jumps to 82.6% in the 46 matches when he has scored. When he does not score, Portugal’s...
With Spurs playing in Moscow in midweek and United having to travelling to Ukraine soon, I wanted to do some research to see whether performances...
Some interesting observations here. I went to the game but this gives a different slant on it.
And interesting to see that Leicester won their opening game too! They will get through the groups but can't see them going as far as Villarreal did!
It is fair to say that City have not particularly missed him while he has been out but I did some research about Aguero and his goal record at...
I think Mourinho's squad selection says everything although they have the squad to rotate and stay strong. It may be more of an issue for...
Obviously Messi will surely be up there but one of my all-time favourites from my childhood was Georgi Kinkladze. I imagine he would have been...
It's the £10m-£15m ones that really get me.....Chadli would be £6-7m about 10 years ago!
Sunderland's consistency has been pretty remarkable too.....hard to think they can keep surviving by the skin of their teeth.
Biggest concern for me is a lack of a regular goalscorer.....could be an issue. Read this interesting statsy piece on the players that have left...
An interesting study trying to quantify the impact Champions League football has on teams making their debuts in the competitions....
Robben and Ribery for me....although I really would have liked seeing Ribery play in either England, Spain or Italy.
Didn't realise just how well he had done in his first season's with clubs. It is understandable why clubs will always go for him....he's as...
Interesting that he has qualified for European competitions in 9 of the 11 seasons he has completed as a manager....pretty impressive.
Saw this piece of analysis a few weeks back on the MLS (one of the few leagues that publish salary data) and to me, this is what clubs should be...
This last point is how I see the next major development in player data collection - will soon be adopted in the Rules of the Game by FIFA too to...