MLS club Colorado Rapids join with Analytics FC

London, December 2018 – We are delighted to announce that Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids have chosen Analytics FC as a partner for their recruitment process, in a deal which will see them use Analytics FC’s data scouting platform, TransferLab, to track players in over fifty competitions globally and...

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West Ham United sign with Analytics FC

London, December 2018 – We are delighted to announce that West Ham United FC have chosen Analytics FC as a partner for their recruitment process, in a deal which will see them use Analytics FC’s data scouting platform, TransferLab, to track players in over fifty competitions globally and help...

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In the press: Messi’s walking for FiveThirtyEight

In June, I managed to fulfil something of a personal dream of mine and write for FiveThirtyEight about Messi’s walking as a phenomenon. The piece was based largely on research by Luke Bornn, who has been described as the “high priest” of sports analytics, and Javier Fernandez, who works...

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In the press: Goal-stopping for the Ringer

In February, I wrote a piece for the Ringer called “David De Gea Shouldn’t Be This Good“. The piece is about the effect of the Spaniard on Manchester United this season, almost single-handedly dragging them into 2nd place. Goalkeepers play an almost completely different sport to their team-mates, and...

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