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Football analytics for football fans
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Who is Tim Steidten?
The year is 2023, and the prayers of many a West Ham fan have been answered – David Sullivan has appointed Tim Steidten as Technical Director to oversee the scouting department and player recruitment strategy. This article will look at what the highly rated German has achieved to date, what he could bring to West…
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Mats Wieffer: Scout Report
Few things captivate fans more than a team defying expectations, and Feyenoord’s triumph in the Dutch Eredivisie this season certainly proved to be a gripping story. One player that was integral to this success was 22-year-old midfielder, Mats Wieffer. This article takes a look at Feyenoord’s unsung hero, analysing his stylistic profile, strengths and weaknesses,…
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Johnny Cardoso: Scout Report
Embracing their youthfulness, the USMNT fielded the youngest starting eleven in their history in their Nations League win over Canada, with an average age of just 23 years and 214 days. Balogun, who only declared for the Stars and Stripes last month, looks set to be the talisman of the side, but among this cast…
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André: Scout Report
The 2022-23 campaign has finally come to its conclusion, a 309-day-long season that included the first-ever winter World Cup. This brief pause does not translate to a break in the drama though, as transfer season is already well under way. One position we can expect to see plenty of interest in this window is central-midfielder,…
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Unearthing Gems: South America – Part Three
Callum Goodall – Talent identification and development will always be an integral part of football. For clubs “lucky” enough to have access to a state’s cash reserves or the profits of a wealthy oil baron, harvesting talented players is a relatively easy task, you just sign the best players in the best leagues and hope…
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Contract Lengths and Their Impact on Football Players
Emmeline Hynd-Gaw – Free agency isn’t an entirely new concept to football, the Bosman ruling is almost 30 years old now, but it is certainly evolving with the times. The era of player empowerment, increased globalisation and changes in the economics of the game have meant that superstars are starting to wake up to the…
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The Hidden Gems of Europe
Callum Goodall – From Croatia to the Netherlands, Serbia to Portugal, some of the most productive academies across Europe could put together a veritable super team, with the likes of Josko Gvardiol, Dušan Vlahović, João Félix, and even Sofyan Amrabat all beginning their footballing development in countries away from the continent’s so-called top five leagues.…
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Guts and Glory
“We are aware of the allegations which are currently the subject of a police investigation. We have confirmed that the player denies the allegations and is on police bail pending the outcome of their enquiries. There have been no charges laid and the player can fulfil his professional commitments including permitted travel.” If there has…