Soccer is becoming more predictable, according to new research in the field of network science, which studies the connections in a complex network. The analysis covers over 87,000 games spanning the ...

A team of three William & Mary undergrads hit the back of the net this spring, scoring top honors in an international mathematics competition with their analysis of soccer team strategies. Team ...

Coaches and players often preach the need to play for the full 90 minutes in a soccer game. It makes sense: Soccer matches are 90 minutes long by definition. The clock starts from the opening whistle, ...

SAO PAULO — Instead of taking a breather, the U.S. created a World Cup math puzzle for its fans back in America. Just 30 seconds from clinching advancement with a game to spare, the U.S. conceded a ...

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Roman Abramovich, the expatriate Russian oligarch whose billions have made his Chelsea soccer club runaway leaders of the English Premiership league, may be doing his best to disprove it, but soccer ...

We're likely to see penalty shootouts at the Euro 2012. Most shooters have a 75 percent chance of scoring. But according to binomial probability, and common preconceptions, the Germans are even better ...

Carlos R. Rodriguez knew from an early age that he wanted to teach. “At the age of 9 he said he was going to be a math teacher,” said his wife, Gloria Rodriguez. He achieved that goal, teaching at San ...

Major League Soccer says it drew more than 7.37 million spectators this season, breaking its attendance record for the third straight season. What MLS won’t say publicly, however, is how many paid to ...