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
Yeah there is a medical exam and you have to provide evidence of certain vaccines. If you apply during flu season (which I did) you need the current flu vaccine, and I had two others that were out of date or I couldn't find a paper trail of the full course of that I needed to get.
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 Had several vaccines out of date (including the annual flu vaccine) that I needed updated in order to submit my Green Card application.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. 👇🏻
Not directly related to this game but I have a theory that if all pundits had to re-do preseason predictions after week one of the season they’d be less accurate than the original preseason predictions.
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...
Speaker Announcement: Debashis Mondal, Associate Professor at Washington University.
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
American Soccer Insights Summit, January 30-31 2026. Early registration closes on Dec 1st.
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.
Me proposing to my fiancé in front of Lake Michigan
Transfer window may be closed but I still managed to secure a key permanent move this weekend.
Yeah I mean I’m all for Mike’s change of penalties coming before ET but please keep the period id for penalties as 5 and ET as 3 and 4.
