Laurent Dubois's Blog, page 7

Suomi: aika meidän tullut on. Finland, our time has come.

Rarely does a qualification match against Lichtenstein warrant attention from Finnish football fans, but on November 18th, 2019, Finland had the chance to qualify for its first ever major international tournament, and the country was watching. Their ninth qualification match out of ten, Finland was poised to finish second in the group behind runaway leaders… Read More »

Real Madrid y la nueva visibilidad de fútbol femenino profesional

El 1 de julio de este año, Real Madrid Femenino saldrá al campo por el primer tiempo. Este día transcendental marcará la culminación de un acuerdo entre el club blanco y Club Deportivo Tacon, un equipo de fútbol femenino que actualmente milita en La Liga Iberdrola. Comienzo en la temporada 2020-2021, Real Madrid absorberá Tacon,… Read More »

Where is Gerrard When You Need Him?

There are only two reasons in this world where a night owl like me might decide to voluntarily be awake at 6:30 in the morning on a weekend. The first is if I simply haven’t gone to bed yet from the night before. The second, and undoubtedly more justified reason, is to experience the mesmerizing… Read More »

Sadio Mane’s ability

Sadio Mane is one of the best soccer players today for sure. Likely the first place loser to Lionel Messi. Sadio Mane is from Senegal and plays for the Liverpool F.C who is a Senegal National professional team. Sadio is a forward and he has a lot of ability. Sadio has many skills that he… Read More »

Est ce que les joueurs de foot font assez pour combattre le racisme?

Cette fin de semaine, Bayern Munich et Hoffenheim ont joué á Hoffenheim. Dans la 80e minute, Bayern Munich gagnait 6-0. Á ce moment là, les deux équipes ont arrêtés de jouer. Pourtant, ce n’était pas parce que c etait evidente que Bayern gagnerait. C’était en faite pour protester les fans de Bayern Munich, qui protestaient… Read More »

Pour quoi est-ce que le foot féminin est plus grand aux Etats-Unis qu’en Angleterre?

Il est trés clair que les jeux de foot féminins sont consideré comme plus important aux Etats-Unis qu’en Angleterre. Mais pour quoi? On peut voir un soutien massif pour le jeu des femmes partout aux États-Unis – mais au Royaume-Uni, ce n’est vraiment pas la même chose. En fait, le dernier jeu de groupe pour l’Angleterre,… Read More »

Will Man City be the next Champions of the Champions League?

On February 14th, Manchester City, one of the best teams in the English Premiere League was banned from the Champions League for the next two seasons. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), fined Manchester City $33 million and banned them from the Champions League for two seasons as a result of Manchester City violating… Read More »

The Difficulty of Statistically Analyzing Match Performance

Soccer is one of the most difficult sports to analyze from a statistical perspective. Over the past decade, data analytics has taken the sports world by storm. This is largely because sports fans have become more accustomed to advanced data analysis, and the tools available to analysts have exploded in the last 10 years. From… Read More »

The Duality of Manchester City

When I introduce myself as a Manchester City supporter, I am often met with dirty looks. Perhaps due to the dominance of Manchester City over the last decade, I am accused of being a bandwagon fan. I will reluctantly admit that while there is some truth to this claim, I do not only root for… Read More »

Un Comentarista: El Regalo de Dios

La grandiosa voz de un comentarista es algo angelical, un regalo otorgado por Dios todopoderoso. Un canto que forma una historia inolvidable en el momento mientras el balón da vueltas en el pasto y en el aire de un lado al otro. Hay veces en que va de izquierda a derecha y de atrás hacia… Read More »