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17 Nov Do Black Players Really Run More? A Scientific Examination of a Long-Standing Football Myth

Posted at 14:02h in Research

Last Thursday, during a guest lecture I gave at Stanford University’s “Science of MythBusters” course, we explored how scientific reasoning helps test long-standing beliefs by confronting them with rigorous data rather than intuition.A newly published study provides a clear example of this approach applied to...

06 Feb Speed, Bro? Better Accelerate: What Really Matters in Modern Football

Posted at 12:02h in Research

In professional football, speed has always been synonymous with physical dominance. A fast player is often seen as a lethal weapon. However, the data tells us something different: acceleration is the real superpower in the modern game. While top speed is important in specific situations...