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RE: The statistics of fraud

in #sports4 hours ago

This Article is an outstanding piece of work that provides an overwhelming amount of evidence for both sides of the argument. There is very little new information in the article regarding the release and availability of the data but what is available provides a significant amount of statistical data as well. Statistics such as the average time to issue a yellow card, the proportion of penalties awarded to teams and the number of fouls committed by defenders are all statistical pieces of information that can provide an empirical basis for the accusations of bias against referees.

Football is rapidly transitioning towards being data-driven and so fans continue to use data and analytics for evaluating everything from players to tactics to referees' patterns of officiating has been altered dramatically and are primarily due to the existence and availability of VAR technology.

I appreciate your willingness to provide the same translated content and original content. The United States has become such a data-driven society that I feel many fans have an almost unlimited ability to evaluate pertinent issues relative to the fairness of football through use of statistical data.