Tag: football

Amongst cries of “overthinking” from critics, Pep Guardiola has overhauled Manchester City’s tactics to bring the side to a level of form that the world of football has not seen in years. But what has led to this point? The story goes back further than you might think. Total...

It is fair to say that Lionel Messi has been on top of the footballing world for 13 years along with Cristiano Ronaldo. A generation long debate of who is the better player between Messi and Cristiano, with some of the nostalgic fans excluding both player and choosing players like Pele, Ronaldo, Mar...

Being a football player requires not only talent and hard work but also the willingness to try new things that have never been done before to achieve a broader career path. This motivation is what drives two young national team players, Barnabas and Helsya, to step out of their comfort zones by l...

Chasing the dream of becoming a professional football player is a dream of many children in Indonesia, one of them is Algifarih. Before playing football as he does now, Algifarih’s daily activities were herding cattle and finding food for livestock in the forest. In between herding cattle, ...

Chicago finds itself at the center of a heated debate over a recent decision by city officials. The controversy revolves around the conversion of a local field house into a shelter for migrants, a move that has raised concerns about its potential impact on a beloved youth football program and t...

In between, 1890 to be exact, The Bohemian Football Club was established in the Phoenix Park by the lads. If the pictures of the founding fathers of the Boh-ez are anything to go by they could easily be mistaken for the scions of wealthy English industrialists. No sign of Biddy Mulligan Pride of the...

Football on the north-side of Dublin city has regularly produced big clubs from schoolboy level right the way through to senior level, with the likes of St. Kevin’s and Home Farm usually being at the top of this list. Unfortunately for St. Malachy’s of Edenmore, they never quite reached ...

I am from London’s East End, precisely where the notorious Krays once held sway in the 1960s, sending shivers through the criminal underbelly. To me, the area wasn’t synonymous with poverty; it was an adventurous playground. I cherished my upbringing, finding endless fascination in my...

I will be predicting every game of the UW football season on this app(including playoffs!). I will start off with an evaluation, going into detail explaining why UW or the other team will win, making sure to talk about important details like how strong UW’s offense/defense is, how strong the o...

This could be an article in itself but….an area where I think Scottish football is similar is the overall standard. It’s subjective I know but the top MLS sides would do really well in Scotland and vice versa — you could easily argue that Rangers or Celtic would alway...

The World Cup took place across the cities of Australia and New Zealand. I got tickets to all the Matildas games I could see. I was surprised when they sold out only a few weeks after they were released. That should’ve been the first sign that this was going to be a big deal for women’s ...

What is a feminist doing at a football game? I asked myself, as I looked at the crowd (of mostly men), screaming at a team (of men). The floor of our seats was littered with beer cans. The air reeked of sweat — and ketchup. The team wasn’t doing well. The guy behind me yelled: “...

Over the past decade, it has been a pleasure to witness the increasing prominence of women’s football and the recognition it deserves. I have coached both women’s and girls’ teams during this time, and I’ve observed the resilience and talent that is on par, if not better, tha...

Not wanting to miss anything, we planned to meet outside the stadium a little early to check out the pre-game atmosphere. I arrived before everyone else, so I purchased a Sporting team scarf from a lady outside the subway and headed to find out what my fellow Sporting supporters were doing. The l...

A key principle in my approach to football analytics is to make sure that all data is related back to the game itself. We should never introduce a number, a statistic or a metric unless we can say what it means in terms of a player’s actions and coaching decisions. We have already seen this pr...

Introduction: The world of football has always been ripe for analysis, speculation, and prediction. With the advent of machine learning techniques, football enthusiasts and data scientists alike have embarked on a journey to predict match outcomes with greater accuracy than ever before. In this b...

Structure refers to the form or shape of a team. While we can enjoy the odd roller-coaster game with lots of miscues, flukes etc. we can agree that it hardly qualifies as “beautiful” football. Beautiful football has a discernible structure. It’s not haphazard. I...