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22 Jun The Influence of Distance on National Teams’ Performance

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Only four years have passed since the victory of the national team of Germany in Brazil, which brought down a “norm” of the World Cup history. In that way, Germans became the first ever European national team that wins the trophy when the competition takes place in Latin America. The distance remains a merciless foe for all the competitors of the title, even for the greatest national teams of all time.

29 Dec The In-Game Comparison Between Male and Female Footballers

Posted at 14:00h in Data Science

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Soccer was considered as a “male” sport for decades. This worldwide assumption was not completely random taking into consideration that the first male Professional footballer is dated back to 1885 while the first female professional football player is dated back to 1972. This research is focused on the in-game comparison between men and women the last 20 years.