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SHAP values for overall rating, nationality, age, and more — In this article, I use the newest updated public dataset taken from the sofifa.com website that contains detailed information about 17,600 football players from FIFA23 including their weekly salaries. The dataset is also publicly available on Kaggle. Full details of the analysis can be found in this public Kaggle notebook. Step 1 — data preprocessing

The anti-establishment football family providing a home for those that FIFA leave behind. Behind the scenes at the CONIFA World Football Cup… — The Organisers Two months before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Sascha Düerkop is speaking to me over a patchy Skype line ahead of calls with the BBC and CNN. He is entertaining as many media outlets as possible to spread the word about the ambitious football organisation…

A tragedy unfolded on Sunday in El Salvador, leaving the nation in shock as 12 individuals lost their lives and hundreds suffered injuries in a stampede at a soccer stadium. The country’s president has pledged a thorough investigation into the incident. According to authorities, preliminary reports indicate that the tragedy…

Arda Güler is an 18-year-old Turkish midfielder who mainly plays as a CAM but can also play as a CM and RM in Jorge Jesus’ various formations including 3–4–3 and 4–4–2 at the Turkish Super Lig side Fenerbahce and the Turkish National Team. …

This article was originally written on the 14th of March, 2023. Two days before the FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. I follow many sports around the world. From Water Polo being held in Montenegro to watching Women’s Basketball in Zimbabwe, I will watch anything held anywhere in the six continents. …

I’ve played FIFA since I was a child. It is an iconic era ending in a painful divorce. 30 years are being wrapped up in delicious acrimony, but I never saw my own fallout with the videogame coming. I do play other games. Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed are…

As I have already done an article about my passion of being a Yankees fan, I thought it was only right to post an article about my love and passion for my favorite professional football/futbol/soccer team, FC Barcelona. Beautiful style of play: FC Barcelona is known for playing an attractive…

From a fan of a ESL-founding club who doesn’t endorse the ESL. — Disclaimer: Thoughts are my own. Most of my Medium posts are about life and friendship lessons. This time, I’ll write about something different. I’ll discuss one of my favourite sports, football and the European Super League (ESL). For non-football fans, in April 2021, 12 Europan clubs proposed a breakaway competition…