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The World Cup draw: altitude will be the key

Every World Cup draw is accompanied by a new ball, and media speculation is never far behind.  The draw for FIFA 2010 on December 4th will focus attention on the ties in South Africa in next year, but...

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Main Dieu! – Thierry Henry’s hand ball

Double Handball (Image not from actual game) We couldn’t let this one pass, even Radio 4′s Any Questions? had something to say. On Tuesday evening I gave a small lecture about the role of technology in...

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Get rid of referees!

A hundred years after the first football rules were set, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) met (on 6th March 2010) to discuss a number of footballing issues; these included the role...

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Does altitude affect football tactics?

Last November, I proposed that for this Summer’s world Cup Altitude will be key, the thinner air in Johannesburg will cause the ball to behave significantly differently than at sea level. Less air...

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Is it really possible to engineer the perfect football?

On 4th December 2009 the new ball for the World Cup in South Africa was unveiled. The product of years of research and development, the ‘Jabulani‘ was the most highly engineered football the world had...

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Jabulani, a ball in crisis? -Update!

Update! It seems that everyone has something to say about the Jabulani. As the official ball for the 2010 World Cup, it has a lot to live up to, but seems to be attracting more criticism than...

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FIFA on the line: the case for video technology

Come on FIFA – get a grip! A clear refereeing mistake like the one that denied the goal by Lampard (see the video if you missed it) must surely give the ruling body of international football the...

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World Cup 2010: did altitude affect tactics?

Ok, I admit it – I’m a stats nerd.  I love nothing better than perusing the league tables in the back pages of the Sunday papers, so imagine my delight when Prozone offered me the chance to analyse...

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