Why Is European Soccer Still So, Uh, I Don't Know, Dumb?
A couple weeks ago, I moderated a panel at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference with the following people: -Sarah Rudd, co-founder of src | ftbl, former head of analytics at Arsenal We talked about the state of analytical thinking in European soccer and how you get Proper Football Men to listen to your nerdy ideas. I’m quite happy with how it all turned out; the four of them are all in brilliant, in their own specific ways. The panel went online earlier this week:  Also, I ranked all 96 teams in Europe’s Big Five leagues based on how many points they’ve won per dollar they spent on wages:
And then I went on ESPN FC Live to talk about the rankings and the international break:  Enjoy your weekends, all.
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