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My growing interest in applied math/stats problems for soccer has outgrown this blog, so I decided to start a new one devoted to that subject area. It will be more technical in content, but I still want it to be accessible to a general (or at least curious) audience. I reproduced my Moneyball ...
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Soccer
I decided to give the Spanish-language version of HexagonalBlog another shot. I greatly underestimated how much work would be required to make that kind of effort successful, and translating my own posts required a lot more effort. There will be some overlap between this site and that one when ...
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Soccer
Landon Donovan's loan deal to Bayern Munich was formalized today. He is currently with the team in Dubai and will have the opportunity to play in a maximum of six league matches for the German champions once the Bundesliga resumes from its winter break. Juergen Klinsmann is sold on him, and ...
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Soccer
Landon Donovan
Los Angeles Galaxy
Bundesliga
Major League Soccer
David Beckham
Here's a list of the friendlies that the national teams in the Hexagonal will play before the final round starts next month. Costa Rica, Honduras, and El Salvador are playing in the UNCAF Nations Cup (Gold Cup qualifier) from 22 January - 1 February.USA 24 Jan - Sweden (Los Angeles)Mexico 28 Jan ...
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Soccer
Sweden
Costa Rica
Honduras
Los Angeles Galaxy
Chile
Argentina
This could be the start of something. I just set up a Twitter account for HexagonalBlog, and I'd like to use it to send and receive rapid responses during World Cup qualifying matchdays, Champions League matches, or other events. If you have a Twitter account, you can follow me at hexablog, and ...
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Soccer
World Cup
Champions League
Edwin Jusino of the Fútbol Boricua blog has sent me his latest version of the CFU Club Rankings that he has developed in recent months. He describes it as follows:The club rankings list uses a formula that takes into consideration past and present achievements of the different clubs. The base of ...
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Soccer
Champions League
Happy 2009 to my readers. Hope the year is starting out well for everyone.And with that, let's get cracking!
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Soccer
Almería
Another Mexican coach is going to the Spanish league, as Hugo Sánchez was hired by Almería on Monday, barely 24 hours after letting go their previous manager Gonzalo Arconada. Sánchez's task will be to save the club from relegation, as they currently lie three points above the relegation ...
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Soccer
Almería
The FIFA Club World Cup, better known as the expanded Intercontinental Cup, concluded with Manchester United lifting the trophy after defeating Liga de Quito 1-0. Wayne Rooney settled the final with a well-taken strike in the 73rd minute. I had an early morning flight so I wasn't able to watch ...
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Soccer
World Cup
Pachuca
Manchester United
Gamba Osaka
FIFA
It's time for me to pack up and head home to Florida for Christmas/New Year's vacation -- South Florida for Christmas, maybe Atlanta for New Year's (it's been too long since I've been to the ATL), and other parts of the state in between. I also have a conference to attend in Orlando the first ...
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Soccer
Champions League
World Cup
Hernán Medford continues to move around in the coaching world. The former Costa Rican international managed Saprissa for three years, where he achieved his greatest success, and then his country's national team for two years, which didn't turn out so great. Now he has been named the new coach of ...
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Soccer
*** This post will be updated through the end of the Nicaraguan playoffs ***Saprissa won their fifth consecutive league title in Costa Rica after defeating Alajuelense 3-0 (3-2 aggregate). Down 0-2 from the first leg in Alajuela, Saprissa had to be aggressive from the kickoff, and they got the ...
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Soccer
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Guatemala
I've had more time to look at the Hexagonal schedule, and I have some additional thoughts. Perhaps it would have been better to post this in the week following the draw, but not much is happening between now and February, anyway. I believe that in order to analyze the Hexagonal properly, it's ...
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Soccer
South Africa
World Cup
Manchester United advanced to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup by virtue of their 5-3 victory over Asian champions Gamba Osaka. It was 2-0 to United at halftime, but six goals were scored in the final 15 minutes -- and four in five minutes! United were always going to win, but Gamba kept on ...
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Soccer
Manchester United
World Cup
Gamba Osaka
FIFA
Pachuca
It's time for the finals in the remaining four Central American leagues still ongoing. Two of them got started tonight.Comunicaciones defeated Municipal 2-1 in the first leg of the Apertura finals in Guatemala tonight. The return leg will be Sunday at Estadio Mateo Flores. In Costa Rica, ...
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Soccer
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Red Bull Arena is undergoing construction, yet there are few updates on its progress at its official web site. There's just one construction update and that's it. Fortunately, the site has a webcam at the construction site so that you can see the progress for itself. It appears that most of the ...
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Soccer
New York Red Bulls
After spending over two seasons at Stuttgart, Mexican midfielder Pável Pardo is going back to América in a three-year deal. The deal, valued at 4 million euros, is proof that Mexican clubs have the financial muscle to sign players from the major European leagues, even in the current economic ...
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Soccer
Mexico
Pachuca's dream of advancing to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup fell short at the last hurdle when they lost 2-0 to LDU de Quito early this morning. Claudio Bieler and Luis Bolaños scored for the South American champions in the opening half hour. I haven't been able to watch the entire ...
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Pachuca
World Cup
FIFA
I was going to title this "Darn it, Eric, you just stole my thunder!", but in truth I was too lazy in commenting on the trade when it happened. I'm not surprised that Dwayne De Rosario is going to Toronto FC. Sooner or later, the top Canadian field player in MLS would make his way to Toronto, ...
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Soccer
Houston Dynamo
Champions League
Dwayne De Rosario
Toronto FC
Major League Soccer
Pachuca get their big chance to advance to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup when they face South American champions Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito on Wednesday night (Japan time). The match kicks off at 0330 Arizona time (GMT -7), so if you're staying up late on the West Coast, can't ...
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