Not great through 38’. #Crew96

I appreciate the clarity from the utility workers replacing the electric poles in my neighborhood.

Nothing too surprising in the latest MLS roster release for #Crew96. Nagbe was moved to TAM, as expected. Hererra's new loan still ends midseason. The Crew are one of 3 teams with an empty international spot. They traded $200k GAM and a 2026 1st round pick to Colorado for one back in Feb.

In this week's episode of "Anatomy of...", North Carolina Courage midfielder Ashley Sanchez walks us through the ways in which an attacker like her can find scoring opportunities, even when you think they aren't there. Like/subscribe!

Over the last 5 months, I've been working on building an app that allows *everyone* to generate data visualizations using ASA data. From match-level action plots to season-long radar charts, VizHub lets you download tons of different graphics with ease. It's 100% free and public, too. Enjoy!

Just as he drew it up. #Crew96

I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN. It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package. Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats

Incredible GameFlow for this one.

Tapping the sign again.

You saw the NWSL analytics tiers yesterday, here’s what the analysts had to say when we actually spoke to them a few months back: www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/8/...

We are so back

Check out our latest, as promised: www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/8/...

CONCACAF!

USL Jägermeister Cup GameFlows are now available.

In September 2020, remember that Trump was President in 2020, NCI released a plot showing current and projected R01 paylines that were far, far higher than what we are actually getting in 2025. visualsonline.cancer.gov/details.cfm?...

Sebastian Berhalter is definitely overrated for the MLS All Star Skills Passing Challenge

1. I love that this is a yearly thing 2. Shows analysts are just as prone to recency bias as anyone else. Outside of a few significant exceptions almost no way teams can swing as drastically from most to least analytically advanced or vice-versa in the course of one year

The annual MLS Analytics Staff Survey drops tomorrow with a new top 2 teams seen as most analytically advanced. The least analytically advanced teams remain the same with one Loony exception.

Hammat dancing.

Taha!

Ghostwriter

SKC has three absolutely bonkers wins this season since Peter Vermes was fired: 1. Yesterday, lost xGD by 4.14 earning 0.02 xPts and won 2-1 2. April 19, lost xGD by 3.40 earning 0.09 and won 5-3 3. May 4, didn't take a shot and still won 1-0 thanks to an own goal

Sometimes you just need to get a little more granular. @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc broke g+ down into its component parts and then broke it down some more www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/... Breaking it down: g+ Sub-categories — American Soccer Analysis

Will vote for whatever candidate(s) propose a Constitutional Convention.

It hasn't turned into many goals in 2025 yet, but the USL Championship is taking long throws seriously more than ever before!

Players of all ages are told to “win duels!” and “win the second balls!” But what do those things actually mean? And do they help MLS teams win games? @jamonm.bsky.social found a defensive statistic that really matters in MLS. Read ⤵️ www.backheeled.com/winning-duel...

"They're in the area around Tehran and Qom and east, west, south and north somewhat."

Really woke up with a goal.

These Esperance Tunis fans are up for it.

A very satisfying result.

We have an opening on our Data Analytics team at US Soccer for a Performance Data Analyst. This person should have strong foundational skills in data analysis (python preferred) as well as experience in the Sport Science/human performance space (any sport) recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...

Inter Miamis win is huge for MLS and it provides a blueprint for other MLS teams to follow: “Get a major corporation to buy you the greatest player in this history of the sport”

I am sure happy my 4 year old got her final MMRV vaccine last month.

If you happen to be an MLS Club employed analytics person, check your LinkedIn messages for an important survey. Thanks.

This is perhaps the most delusional thing I've ever seen on Stubhub.

Even though I ended up paying $20 for three tickets, I think I’m owed a refund for this.

For today's USMNT game in Nashville I got the following email promos via Spinzo: 1. $100 credit for regular priced tix 2. $25 for upper level behind goals 3. $20 for lower level behind goal 4. Undefined discount with a broken link There are tons of empty seats and they never dropped the TM prices.

Fun story from @leanderalphabet.bsky.social, which also makes a pretty compelling argument that funding university research is, in fact, quite a good idea for everyone.

OPINION: Mansueto’s selfish private funding approach lacks the community spirit seen in proper football cultures where entire cities sacrifice for their clubs through taxpayer investment

Through 14 games, FC Cincy is the 2nd highest over-performers, just behind 2013 Montreal. They're running just a hair behind 2024 Miami's full season over-performance. LA Galaxy are 2nd worst under-performers through 14 games, trailing only 2023 Galaxy and are the unluckiest over a full season.

Really burying the big news here.

What the hell is this from majorleaguesoccersoccer.com?

La Brigada De Oro, a vibrant Nashville SC’s supporters' group, is canceling game-day festivities today amid a wave of increased ICE activity. "We're suffering. We're hurting a lot. We feel targeted."

Ryan Williams deserves the praise; she's been incredibly prolific this season. Sure, plenty of her passes go sideways or backwards, but as soon as she gets into the final third, it's all straight toward goal. Incredible stuff by Chloe, be sure to give it a read.

Historic.