13 Jan, 2025

Market Analysis: The Saudi Pro League and Arabian Peninsula

13 Jan, 2025

Neel Shelat assesses the current landscape in one of the world's most interesting player trading markets, which is no longer just the preserve of aging stars chasing one last payday

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10 Jan, 2025

East Asia’s Year of Directness

10 Jan, 2025

Neel Shelat looks at how tactics shifted in Japan and South Korea last season, and what it might mean for football in general There have been some interesting tactical trends and developments in 2024. At the most elite level of men’s club football in Europe, there appears to have...

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Transfer Gurus: Brighton & Hove Albion’s Edward Gallagher

Neel Shelat continues our Transfer Gurus series with a look at BHAWFC's Edward Gallagher, a rare example of a specialist player recruitment manager in women's football

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Examining the Impact of Match Timings on Player Health and Injuries in Football

Jason McKenna examines the claims that certain match time slots produce more injuries than others and finds it's not that straightforward

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12 Dec, 2024

Are Los Angeles FC Evolving Into The Ideal MLS Team?

12 Dec, 2024

Neel Shelat looks at the tactics and recruitment decisions of Los Angeles FC, MLS' emergent power club and 2022 double winners

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Transfer Gurus: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise’s Chris O’Loughlin

Neel Shelat continues our Transfer Gurus series with a deep dive on the work behind a Belgian club's rapid rise to the top

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30 Nov, 2024

Analytics FC in the Media: De Bruyne, Salah, and assessing older players

30 Nov, 2024

Analytics FC's Signature service was referenced in Martin Samuel's column this week, in a piece about how players can be assessed in the twilight of their careers.

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28 Nov, 2024

Market Analysis: Young Midfielders in the Championship

28 Nov, 2024

Mohamed Mohamed is back with another scouting epic, this time assessing a range of midfielders in England's fertile second tier

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Transfer Gurus: Cercle Brugge’s Rembert Vromant

Neel Shelat analyses the work of a sporting director who excels at buying in, developing, and selling out young talent

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Man-to-Man Marking: The Throwback System Helping Bundesliga Teams Defend Better

Bergas Brillianto speaks to Vincent Kompany and Alexander Blessin about how a recurrence of a classic defensive system, paired with pressing, is bringing better performances for teams in Germany

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