“Always hated the away goal rule, kills so many games” Gary Lineker supported a year ago, unable to tolerate the knockout of Manchester City from AS Monaco after they drew 6-6 on aggregate in the last-16 phase of the UEFA Champions League. Many fans across the world have adapted Lineker’s opinion, stating that no goal should be of greater value. On the other hand, others believe that criticism over the away goal rule ignores the moments of excitement that it provides. Nevertheless, one thing is certain. The away goal rule has a tremendous impact on a team’s approach to the
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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.
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