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Premier League ticket prices defy the very culture that built the game

Ticket prices have been the subject of concerted protests in recent years. Photograph: Graeme Robertson   Written by David Conn The Guardian, Monday 28 July 2014   For this forthcoming 2014-15 season, a handful of clubs (see table), including Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion, have frozen ticket prices at the same…

BBC 60 Second Test: Which Sport Are You Made For?

July 28, 2014No Comments

To celebrate the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the BBC have devised a 60 second test to determine which sport you are best suited to. Covering areas such as: Height, Pain Tolerance, Aggressiveness, Co-ordination, and Focus, it’s a fun way to learn which sport you’re designed for and inclined towards. Take…

Seattle Sounders FC Visualizes Player Data with Tableau

Major League Soccer Club leverages data to analyze players’ fitness and readiness and maintain health throughout the season  Seattle Sounders FC, the Major League Soccer club based in Seattle, Wash., has found an innovative edge over the competition: data. The Sounders use Tableau to visualize massive amounts of data generated…