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We believe in the power of sport to inspire and unite. We’re constantly fascinated by different worlds, new ways of thinking and against-all-odds achievement. Here’s a collection of stories from things we’ve seen, places we’ve been and projects we’ve worked on.

Issue 78 – Quantifying the problems of a 64-team World Cup
FIFA’s proposed 2030 World Cup expansion to 64 teams...
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Rielli Portegys2025-03-17 00:15:292025-03-19 07:59:41Scheduling: unlocking success for clubs and leagues
Issue 77 – Rethinking Investment in an Unpredictable Champions League
It’s no longer possible for Real Madrid, Bayern...

Issue 76 – Top of the Table, Top of the Metrics
Tonight, Nottingham Forest face Liverpool in arguably...

Issue 75 – ‘Littler power’, and the long term potential of darts
Darts continues to galvanise UK audiences, with last...

Issue 74 – Adding rigour to sporting director recruitment
In light of Dan Ashworth’s departure from Manchester...

Issue 73 – Getting Real Valladolid to the Champions League
Real Valladolid remain up for sale, according to FootBiz.

Issue 72 – Badminton Reimagined, Jeopardy Delivered
BDMNTN XL - a new badminton event for which TFG...
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Rielli Portegys2024-11-25 06:51:122024-11-25 06:54:50TFG Labs Launches to Pioneer Experimentation in Emerging Sports Technologies
Issue 71 – The Amorim arithmetic for Manchester United
Based on the long-term revenue profiles of the two clubs...

Issue 70 – Why a German is the England national team manager
Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as England national team...

Issue 69 – Three ways data can help in sacking season
We have reached the stage in the football season where...


