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Spain's historic win in Euro 2024 featured standout statistics like Lamine Yamal's record assists and Cristiano Ronaldo's goalless 23 shots, while StatsBomb has expanded its leading soccer data collection to American football with comprehensive tracking and analysis tools. The Open Championship at Royal Troon, steeped in over 150 years of history, challenges top golfers with its conditions, bat tracking data in baseball offers new insights but requires further research for full potential, and one individual's passion for soccer led to the development of MLSStats, highlighting the value of passing networks in understanding team formations and tactics.
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The 13 Best Stats from Euro 2024
Spain won Euro 2024, making history by winning all seven matches, while standout statistics include Lamine Yamal's record assists as a teenager and Cristiano Ronaldo's goalless 23 shots.
Accuracy, Quality & Scale: How StatsBomb Creates Football Data
StatsBomb, known for its leading soccer data, expanded into American football in 2022, providing comprehensive data collection and analysis through high-frequency tracking, event data, and unified timestamps to produce the premier football data product available.
The Open Facts and Stats to Know
With over 150 years of history, the Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland, renowned for its challenging conditions, hosts the world's best golfers in this year's final major tournament, with American Brian Harman as the defending champion and a wealth of historical facts and statistics to explore.
Getting in the Weeds With Bat Tracking
While the new bat tracking data offers promising insights into baseball performance, particularly in predicting exit velocity through swing speed and possibly preventing injuries, it remains complex and requires careful analysis to fully utilize, with further focused research necessary to uncover its true potential.
How to use passing networks in soccer
One individual's childhood love for soccer, nurtured by playing FIFA 11 on the Nintendo Wii with their brother, grew into a deeper analytical interest during college. This newfound passion led to the discovery of passing networks, which visualize team formations and reveal trends and tactics. This exploration inspired the creation of MLSStats, showcasing how passing networks can provide insights into Major League Soccer.
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