I have been monitoring discussions about goal-line technology in football. Last month I reported on developments in Australian Rules Football. This month the focus has returned to Association Football. Sepp Blatter was interviewed this week by Das Bild and in the interview he commented about goal-line technology. The interview has received widespread coverage. A Press [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Association Football’
Goal-Line Technology Update: December 2011
Posted in Sport, Video, tagged Association Football, Cairos, Das Bild, FIFA, Goal Line Technology, Hawk-Eye, Jeff Attaway, Kite Aerial Photography, Sepp Blatter, UCNISS on 7 December, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
NRL 2011: Winning from behind in the regular season
Posted in Australia, Coaching, Sport, tagged Association Football, Australian Rules Football, David Jackmanson, Deficit, Invasive Team Game, Losing, NRL 2011, Rugby League, Rugby Union, UCNISS, Winning on 8 September, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I am interested in the ability to win in invasive team games. This season I have looked at winning behaviours in association football, Australian rules football, rugby league and rugby union. In this post I list those teams in this year’s 2011 NRL fixtures in Australia who were able to overcome a deficit within a [...]
2010 FIFA World Cup: After the Final Whistle
Posted in Performance Analysis, Sport, tagged 145 goals, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 64 games, Association Football, Brazil 2014, FIFA Ranking, Football, Germany v Spain, goals scored first half, goals scored in extra time, goals scored second half, Haddasah28, higher ranking team, Lowfatbrains, no cards, Penalty Shoot Out, Referees, Soccer, team that scores first, UCNISS on 12 July, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At this World Cup I have been following: Goal scoring patterns. Game outcome in relation to FIFA Ranking (May 2010). Referees for each game. The official web site for the World Cup has provided enormous detail about each game and the tournament. I have collected all my posts at this page. After 64 Games at [...]
Semi Finals at the 2010 FIFA World Cup: Outputs
Posted in Performance Analysis, Sport, tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Association Football, Castrol Index, Football, Germany, Netherlands, Outputs, Semi Final, Soccer, South Africa, Spain, UCNISS, Uruguay on 8 July, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote a post before the semi finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The post noted some of the inputs going into these two games from the four teams involved. The outputs of the games were: Higher ranked teams (FIFA Ranking May 2010) won both games The team that scored first won both games [...]