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Olympic Stadium legacy
In some places the Olympic stadium came to very good use
Forward thinking
Here are three football non-existent statistics that emphasize a player’s importance to the team
Does size matter?
Being a small nation has it’s advantages in international football
What are the values of players making the headlines
Which players are worth more than you think? Which ones worth a lot less?
Leagues’ squads valued – analysed
What do players’ values tell us about shift of power in European football
The mental knock-out
A late psychological blow in regular play almost always decided the penalty shootout
5 steps that will fix the Seleção
Five steps to fix the Selecao and take Brazil back to its glory days
The most heroic sports story of 2011
Sometimes athletes represent countries or communities in distress, without the problems directly effecting the sports people. This was not the case of the brave Nadeshiko
One-off players. Forlan and Messi
You can almost feel the belief building around Diego Forlan. Messi at Barcelona is evidently feeding on belief created by others
What do players’ value tells us about national teams
The value of national team squads can teach us about the merits of football education in different countries
Klinsi’s mission
Jurgen Klinsmann will need to find American soccer’s identity in order to make it as coach of the United States soccer team