Josh Hobbs returns for the fourth piece in his Transfer Gurus series, looking at some of the best Directors of Football in the industry. The first pieces in this Transfer Gurus series focused on three of the Premier League’s most well-known and successful sporting directors in Michael Edwards of...
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This week, Analytics FC made it into the Daily Mail in a piece analysing the best young coaches emerging in Europe. In the article, our CEO and founder Jeremy Steele was cited as saying “Premier League teams and Championship clubs go for the same candidates. It is the same...
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Yash Thakur profiles one of the more exciting talents entering European football this season. Hammarby IF recently announced that Melbourne Victory youngster Kyra Cooney-Cross would be joining them for the upcoming season. The Queensland-born footballer made her W-League debut aged just 15 with Victory in the 2017/18 season. After...
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Josh Hobbs continues our Transfer Gurus series with an analysis of Dan Ashworth’s time at Brighton & Hove Albion. Ever since the Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of Newcastle United was completed, speculation over who would take on the role of Director of Football was almost as rife as who would...
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Abdullah Abdullah looks at the next exciting talent to come off the production line at Barcelona. Over the last 18 months, Barcelona’s attacking exploits have been much talked about. The big names—Jenni Hermoso, Alexia Putellas, and Caroline Graham Hansen—garner much of the attention, but Barcelona continue to boast a...
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Josh Hobbs continues his analysis of the game’s greatest Transfer Gurus. We kicked off the Transfer Gurus series by looking at the work of Michael Edwards in transforming Liverpool into one of the best teams in world football. Although the series will not be focused entirely on the Premier...
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Andy Watson takes a look at how the GBE regulations impact on the women’s game. All too often when legislation is enacted which affects sport, the focus is only on the perceived impact on the men’s game. But the imposition by the Home Office and English Football Association of...
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Josh Hobbs kicks off a series about the ‘Transfer Gurus’ who have improved their clubs through smart business. After a decade at the club in various roles, Michael Edwards will step down from his role as Sporting Director at Liverpool at the end of this season. Edwards has been...
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Andy Watson delves into the GBE regulations for non-playing staff in a post-Brexit landscape. It’s that time of year when football clubs might be feeling a little nervous about their head coaches. Either expectations have been dashed and a re-think is required, your manager’s contract is up for renewal...
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Jeremy Steele investigates the impact of national cultures on head coaches’ careers. Last week, in the course of working on some analysis for one of our Coach ID clients, we delved into some data gathered by CIES Football Observatory regarding the average length of head coaches’ stay at football...
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