I owe my career to Rob - he took a chance on me as a data scientist coming out of university looking to make my way into the world of football analytics 10 years ago when football analytics wasn't much more than nerdy convos on twitter. The field wouldn't be what it is today without him.

I'll be at the Linda Hall Library in KC on May 7th discussing all things data and soccer alongside @andrew-wiebe.bsky.social Paul Carr and KC Current's own Izzy Rodriguez. Registration is now open both to attend in person or virtually events.lindahall.org/behindthegoal

AFAIK immigrants are the only category of US resident who need to prove vaccination records. Had several vaccines out of date (including the annual flu vaccine) that I needed updated in order to submit my Green Card application.

Are you U.S based and have the skills and experience to support football analysis at a FIFA World Cup? Are you eligible to work in the United States and available to be based in Miami for the duration of the tournament (8 June – 20 July)? If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you. 👇🏻

Fifteen years ago, I got my dream job writing for MLSsoccer. Last week, that came to an end. I'm off on my own, and it's time to build something new – with a little help from all of you. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/an-end-to-my...

Such sad news - Vassili was a trailblazer in MLS when it came to moving from analysis to sporting leadership positions. That he did all of this while fighting cancer and being so open about his journey made it all the more impressive. Sending my best to his friends and family ♥️

There's a new tool from @ussoccer.com and @akeaswaran.me is here to tell you about it. Introducing Glass Onion, an Identifier Synchronization Tool www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2026/1/...

🔴 Sources: Sam Goldberg to be named the New York Red Bulls's new director of soccer. The 28-year-old will be responsible for transfer strategy, salary cap, scouting and data teams. He joined RBNY in 2021. Was previously head of player personnel.

Really excited to get this project in the public eye. Our mandate at U.S. Soccer is to Grow the Game: lowering the barrier to entry for analysis is the best way we can do that!

Great work from @akeaswaran.me in getting this tool built and released! This is part of a broader effort from our data analytics team at US soccer to support not just our national teams internally but the broader data analytics and club ecosystem as a whole.

Final speaker announcement! The ASI Summit is excited to welcome its last industry speaker: Oliver Miller-Farrell. Miller-Farrell is the Assistant General Manager of Nashville Soccer Club. Register: americansoccerinsights.com/registration/

Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2025. This edition includes pointers to about 200 resources, including research papers, blog posts, news articles, podcasts, and webinars. janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...

Another announcement: We are excited to welcome the Summit’s next academic speaker, Debashis Mondal. Mondal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Washington University in St. Louis. Register for the Summit: americansoccerinsights.com/registration/

@hrw.org has documented the case of a man who was arrested at the final of the FIFA Club World Cup, which he had been attending with his young sons, and deported. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop

Reminder: early registration for the American Soccer Insights Summit closes at 11:59 PM CT on Monday, December 1st. To take advantage of the 20% discount, be sure to secure your tickets before then. Click the link below to register! americansoccerinsights.com/registration/

Speaker announcement! The ASI Summit is excited to welcome its next speaker, Devin Pleuler. Pleuler is the Senior Director of Research and Development at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, where he leads the Sport Performance Lab. Register for the Summit:  americansoccerinsights.com/registration/

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

A great hire and a continued acknowledgement of the importance of analytics savvy in sporting director roles in MLS. 👏👏

Leadership.

Another announcement: We are excited to welcome the Summit’s next speaker, Kendall Thomas. Thomas is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Register for the Summit:  americansoccerinsights.com/registration/

Thinking about this for most of the night, I don't think normal people realise Banerjee & Duflo leaving MIT is Bad-Bunny-level academic news. www.barrons.com/news/nobel-w...

REMINDER: The call for abstracts for the 2026 American Soccer Insights Summit closes at 11:59 PM CT on October 1st. We’re looking for talks that show how data—especially statistics and machine learning—can unlock insights to help players and teams perform their best. Info: tinyurl.com/3v4tkek5

A goal of ours with ASI going into 2026 was to make this a truly pan-Americas soccer analytics conference. Really excited about having Carlos Vela - who brings an extensive background in technical/sporting director roles in Mexico and now Costa Rica - as our keynote speaker.

Targeting trans athletes was always going to have minimal impact on professional sports but significant detrimental impacts at the youth and amateur levels. If you think children playing sports is a net societal positive (a statement I imagine would have broad support) this is bad legislation.

Transfer window may be closed but I still managed to secure a key permanent move this weekend.

REMINDER: The call for proposals for the 2026 American Soccer Insights Summit closes at 11:59 PM CT on September 1st. In partnership with SkillCorner, we are excited to offer women’s soccer tracking data to support the researchers who send us the best proposals. More info: tinyurl.com/34rkpb8f

Exciting times: Our first ever NWSL analytics tiers are here. Shoutout @washingtonspirit.com and James Hocken as our first nerd boss. www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/8/... As always clubs/employees, if we're wrong about your role/title or missed someone, let us know.

Interested in presenting? There are two ways to showcase your work at the 2026 ASI Summit. For more information on submitting proposals and abstracts, visit: americansoccerinsights.com

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

For the first time, we have two entries to Tier 0. The State of Analytics in MLS is here: www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/20/state-of-mls-analytics-july-2025

Another exciting job on our Data Analytics team at US Soccer! This data scientist role will be working mostly with player tracking data and previous experience using tracking data (any sport) is a must-have for this job. recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...

After a successful first edition the American Soccer Insights Summit is back for Round 2. Last year was a great mix of industry professionals, club staff, students, public analysts and academics. We really strive to foster an environment which is welcoming to everyone - register today!

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...