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We looked at the playing time of 3,222 players, from 129 different nationalities, who have played in MLS. The aim of our analysis was to identify how the playing time of US and international players has evolved in MLS as it has become a more established league. Key Findings The share of US playing time in MLS has: Decreased 43.58% since the first season of MLS Decreased 29.53% in the last decade. The share playing time has increased 156% since the first season of MLS for[…]

We analyzed the head coaches of women’s football teams between 2011 and 2021 to understand what opportunities are available for female head coaches and who really controls the women’s game. The report includes the teams that participated in the most recent season of the English FA WSL, Women’s Champions League, USA NWSL, German Frauen-Bundesliga, French Division 1 Feminine and Spanish Primera Division. It also included the top-25 ranked teams in The FIF[…]

We surveyed 50 journalists from the countries who have qualified for Euro 2020 to get the expert view on how the tournament will unfold. Here’s what they said: Key findings 56% of journalists backed France to win Euro 2020 Only 5 teams mentioned as potential winners (France, England, Belgium, Portugal and Italy) 42% back Germany to be the biggest underachiever at Euro 2020 Kylian Mbappé favourite for best player and Golden Boot Phil Foden heavy favourite for[…]

Amid growing calls to boycott the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, we surveyed 4,201 people from 120 countries to understand the feelings of the public towards the World Cup next year. You can find the full methodology for this survey at the bottom of the page. Key findings: 70.10% of respondents believe the home nations should boycott Qatar ‘22 69.10% agree the world cup should be removed from Qatar and held elsewhere 70% agree their country should boycott Qatar ‘[…]

Amid growing calls to boycott the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, we surveyed 4,201 people (including 1,002 Brits) to understand the feelings of the public towards the World Cup next year. You can find the full methodology for this survey at the bottom of the page. Key findings: 81.04% of respondents believe the home nations should boycott Qatar ‘22 81.34% agree the world cup should be removed from Qatar and held elsewhere English public more in favour of boycott than t[…]

Amid growing calls from European countries to boycott the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, we surveyed 4,201 people (including 1,015 Americans) to understand the general position on the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) and the upcoming soccer World Cup. Key findings: 59.01% believe the USMNT should boycott Qatar ‘22 60.59% believe World Cup ‘22 should be removed from Qatar and held elsewhere 59.01% believe the USMNT should boycott Qatar ‘22 Whe[…]

Fans have been expressing their fury at clubs after the announcement of the Super League on Sunday. We ran a flash poll to understand if the fury stretches as far as to boycott the Super League games and companies that will broadcast, support, or sponsor it. Key Findings: 82.95% of UK based will boycott the Super League Only 43.08% of US fans to boycott with 34.69% still undecided 67.91% of fans outside of the UK and US to boycott the Super League 84% of UK based fans of[…]

We surveyed more than 5000 football(soccer) fans to understand their viewing habits and interest levels when it comes to women’s professional league football. Key Findings: If women’s football is easily accessible on TV, the viewership could increase by 300%-350%. 34.4% of UK male fans willing to watch if the leagues are on TV; as opposed to 27.1% of UK women fans. UK male football fans form 61.9% viewership of women’s football leagues in the country. I[…]

To understand the impact that red cards have on football matches we have collected data from 19,985 games in Europe’s top 5 leagues over the last 10 years. The data below includes games from the German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, and English Premier League between 2010 and 2020. This analysis examines the number of red cards for home teams versus the number of red cards for away teams. Key Findings: Away teams 41.6% more likely to[…]

To understand the impact that red cards have on football matches we have collected data from 19,985 games in Europe’s top 5 leagues over the last 11 years. The data below includes games from the German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, and English Premier League between seasons 2009/10 and 2019/20. This is the first of a series of articles analyzing 11 years’ worth of red card data and focuses on the frequency of red cards. Key Fin[…]