The 2018 FIFA World Cup is almost a fortnight old and breaking broadcast records. But traditional airers should still look nervously over their shoulders. Over 3.4bn people are estimated to watch the…
World Cup VAR is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
On Thursday Russia and Saudi Arabia will contest the first match of this year’s FIFA World Cup, the biggest competition in soccer – and most viewed sporting event on earth. Soccer is…
Soccer’s Data Stars are Changing the Game Forever – And Making Money Doing It
In 2014, Dutch soccer club Heracles Almelo was in trouble. It hovered just above the relegation zone of the country’s top domestic soccer league, the Eredivisie. It desperately needed goals; a striker…
In #TakeAKnee, Donald Trump Has Found a Worthy Web Opponent
Colin Kaepernick, the NFL free agent quarterback, surely did not imagine that his taking a knee for the American national anthem, before a 2016 pre-season game for the San Francisco 49ers, would still…