The favorites for this year's World Cup title are Brazil and Germany. The two teams are almost on a par with their chances of winning, as statisticians around Achim Zeileis from the University of Innsbruck show. With their ...
Mathematics
Jun 1, 2018
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The Los Angeles Gladiators becoming as well known as the Los Angeles Lakers?
Internet
May 23, 2018
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Lionel Messi, the world's top earning footballer, won a legal battle Thursday to register his name as a trademark to sell sports goods after an EU court ruled that he is too famous to be confused with other businesses.
Business
Apr 26, 2018
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When a baseball announcer rattles off your favorite player's batting average with two outs and runners on first and third, he's not pulling that figure from the back of his mind. There's a good chance that timely information ...
Business
Apr 20, 2018
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British Asians are being excluded from professional soccer clubs because scouts will not come to watch them play in amateur clubs, research says.
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2018
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It seems simple enough: Taking a hard hit to the head can give you a concussion. But, Stanford researchers report March 30 in Physical Review Letters, in most cases, the connection is anything but simple.
General Physics
Mar 31, 2018
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FIFA are expected to rubber-stamp video assistant referee technology (VAR) for this summer's World Cup despite lingering opposition from within and outside football.
Other
Mar 15, 2018
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Sports and society have been intertwined since ancient Greece, so it should come as little surprise that NFL football continues to be influenced by workplaces far removed from the playing field, says a new paper from a University ...
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2018
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Despite China's absence from this summer's World Cup Finals, the world's most populous nation is challenging for the number one spot in one aspect of football. A new study by the University of Sheffield has found that China ...
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2018
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With revenue from college football at an unprecedented $3.4 billion annually, universities across the country invest tens of millions each year in recruitment efforts to attract high school athletes to play for their football ...
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2017
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