Soccermetrics Podcast

Episodes

1. 11

   Episode #11: Jonathan Gruhl

   Jonathan Gruhl is a data scientist at a major technology company with extensive experience in applying quantitative knowledge to fields such as management, finance, and sports. He presented research at the OptaPro Analytics Forum on developing similarity scores in football using match event data....

   Mar 11, 2014

   50m
2. 10

   Episode #10: Oliver Page

   Oliver Page is a sports trader with experience at a number of firms in the United Kingdom and interests in applying academic research and mathematical concepts to sports statistics and betting. He presented research at the OptaPro Analytics Forum on shotmaking strategies and expected goals in...

   Feb 21, 2014

   46m
3. 9

   Episode #9: Simon Farrant and Devin Pleuler (OptaPro Analytics Forum)

   Simon Farrant and Devin Pleuler are with OptaPro, the professional services arm of Opta Sports. In this episode (recorded at Opta's headquarters in London), we discuss the recently concluded OptaPro Analytics Forum and a few of the highlights from that conference.

   Feb 12, 2014

   20m
4. 8

   Episode #8: Zach Slaton (Best/Worst of 2013)

   Zach Slaton is the proprietor of the soccer analytics blog A Beautiful Numbers Game and a columnist at Forbes.com. In this episode, we discuss our respective lists of the major stories in football analytics during 2013, such as Opta's acquisition by PERFORM Media, the release of The Numbers Game...

   Jan 12, 2014

   1h 41m
5. 7

   Episode #7: 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals Draw

   This episode of the Soccermetrics Podcast was a live Google Hangout On Air to discuss the 2014 World Cup Final Draw that was conducted earlier in the day (6 December). Axel Torres (MARCA and GOL TV), Bobby McMahon (Forbes and formerly FOX Soccer), and Albert Larcada (ESPN Stats and Info) joined...

   Dec 10, 2013

   1h 28m
6. 6

   Episode #6: Geir Jordet

   Dr Geir Jordet is a professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, the head of the Psychology division of the Norwegian Center of Football Excellence, and a sports psychology consultant to professional football clubs and national teams. In this episode, we discuss the role of the Centre in...

   Nov 22, 2013

   1h 05m
7. 5

   Episode #5: David Sally (The Numbers Game)

   David Sally is a trained behavioral economist, visiting professor at the Tuck School of Management at Dartmouth College, and the co-author (with Chris Anderson) of The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Soccer is Wrong. In this episode, we discuss David's interests in behavioral…

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   Nov 8, 2013

   58m
8. 4

   Episode #4: Murray Innes (Integral Interview #2)

   (Originally recorded for Integral magazine project.) Murray Innes is the proprietor of a site called Football Mythbusters, in which he takes a whack at several "myths" that people in football just know to be true. We talked about the motivation for starting Mythbusters, some of the myths he...

   Oct 19, 2013

   28m
9. 3

   Episode #3: Damien Comolli (Integral Interview #1)

   (Originally recorded for Integral magazine project.) Damien Comolli is a controversial figure in football depending on which set of supporters you talk to. He has worked as a scout and then a sporting director at a number of clubs in France and England, and for better or worse he has been the...

   Oct 19, 2013

   40m
10. 2

    Episode #2: Michael Calvin (The Nowhere Men)

    Michael Calvin is the author of The Nowhere Men, a book on the life of football scouts in England. In this episode, we discuss the previously unknown world of football scouts, the challenges posed to it by the analytics movement, and what both groups could learn from each other.

    Oct 19, 2013

    1h 24m
11. 1

    Episode #1: Alberto Gutiérrez (Colo-Colo)

    Alberto Gutiérrez is head of the youth academy of Colo-Colo, Chile's most prestigious soccer club. In this episode (recorded in London during the Leaders Sports Summit), we discuss Alberto's role at Colo-Colo and his interest in performance analytics, the structure of professional football in...

    Oct 19, 2013

    56m