Overwhelmed with trying to keep up with all the football game stats? Removing the excitement of the World Cup is one thing, but parsing the statistics into something meaningful and creative is quite the feat. Umbro, a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. and the makers of team England’s jerseys, enlisted epic graphic designer Michael Deal and data experts Opta to create this impressive infograph that analyzes the action from the 48 group games. Continue Reading
Since the World Cup is in full swing, Mike Knell took this opportunity to explain how the offside rule would be reported if it was like science:
HOST: In sports news, Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti today heavily criticised a controversial offside decision which denied Didier Drogba a late goal, leaving Chelsea with a 1-all draw against Sunderland.
INTERCOM: Wait. Hold it. What was all that sports jargon? Continue Reading
It’s time for the football!
As a United Statesian, I understand that the rest of the world loves the sport of soccer with a passion. It’s hard to find people outside of the U.S. that don’t jump at the opportunity to trample children at the stadium when their team loses (or wins). I don’t really follow the sport but hey, it’s the World Cup — I might as well tune in. The last time I watched I got to see a dude get a forehead in the chest and that was pretty awesome.
Now, apparently, I get to listen to some sort of massive bee swarm.
<Insert “global hivemind” joke here> Continue Reading
