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What I learned from...rebuilding an MLS team on Football Manager 2024
This is an episode of me procrastinating and not finishing my main projects and other articles.
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Three under-the-radar signings that you and I might have missed (Part 3)
An East Asia-focused edition because Asian football needs more love and attention!
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Three under-the-radar signings that you and I might have missed (Part 2)
A current Germany U21 hotshot, another German leading the line to a promotion, a forgotten wonderkid, and a truly under-the-radar honourable mention.
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Dev Logs: Building a Streamlit dashboard (Part 1)
Give someone a report and it might answer a question or two. Give someone a dashboard and it will open up new perspectives.
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Three under-the-radar signings that you and I might have missed (Part 1)
It's the early days of the 2025 summer transfer window and some clubs have already made their first moves on the market.
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Moneyball and Football Manager's Data Hub (Part 1)
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Three under-the-radar signings that you and I might have missed (Part 1)
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Three under-the-radar signings that you and I might have missed (Part 2)
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What can Malaysia expect from Peter Cklamovski?
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Quick thoughts from...the 2025 Champions League final
A clash of ideologies, honouring Luis Enrique's daughter, and one of the most dominant performances in history.
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Quick thoughts from...Manchester United vs ASEAN All-Stars
Yes, it's a meaningless friendly. Yes, Man United are bad. But I'm intrigued to see what both teams can bring, even just a little bit.
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An update and the future of Talking Tactics
I am still here to stay, and I won't be leaving anytime soon, but there will be a few changes.
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Moving home (virtually) and why I am joining the open-source movement
Looking out the windows, I see the penguin. The penguin who has grown a lot in the past decade thanks to a community supporting its back.
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Daryl's Notebook: Quick thoughts from Urawa Reds vs Yokohama F. Marinos
Usually a top-of-the-table clash in the J1 League in previous seasons, but Urawa and Marinos have started the 2025 season with very different fortunes.
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Daryl's Notebook: What I learned from the 2025 American Soccer Insights Summit (Part 1)
From MIT Sloan, where all sports and practitioners unite under one roof, to the ASI Summit, where the best minds and enthusiasts of US soccer analytics…
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Arminia Bielefeld, der Pokalfinale, und a reborn awaits
There's more to Arminia's story than just simply a 3. Liga side who made it to the 2025 DFB-Pokal final.
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Daryl's Notebook: What I learned from the 2025 MIT Sloan Conference
It's the sports analytics conference season! And when you're living Down Under, you have to resort to watching talks through YouTube instead of…
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Daryl's Notebook: Quick thoughts from Australia vs Indonesia
In a fairly equal group C of the Asian Qualifiers, anything matters. Here, a rivalry could also be born.
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