john herdman
International FootballMarukawa and the Two Gates: A Naturalization Dream Not Decided by the Heart Alone"I want to become Indonesian." Taisei Marukawa's words at Dewa United Arena...
International FootballThe 6-0 Tragedy: When a Demolition Win Isn't Enough to AdvanceMalaysia scored six goals, kept a clean sheet, and were eliminated. Indonesia...
International FootballIndonesia and the Goal-Difference Problem in Group A: The Final's Door Runs Through MalaysiaOn the electronic board at Gelora Bung Karno stadium, the score stopped at 0-...
International FootballMalaysia 0-0 Draw at Gelora Bung Karno: Herdman's Problem Is Not the FormationMinute 37. The derby at Gelora Bung Karno was still goalless, and Thom Haye...
International FootballNusantara Derby 2026: When 80,000 Spectators Become a Tactical VariableThe pre-match press conference ahead of the Indonesia vs Malaysia fixture...
International FootballSix Kilometres at Craven Cottage: Carrick, Manchester United and the Energy Nobody Wants to NameIn the 89th minute, Matheus Cunha received the ball at the edge of the Craven...
BadmintonSindhu Loses to Chen Yufei in Three Sets: When the Match Rhythm Changed Hands After a 122-Second RallyThe 122-second rally at the start of the third game is the only data point I...
International FootballThe Scream in the 30th Minute: Dutch Amateur Referee Abandons Match and Calls the PoliceThe clock on the pitch stopped at the 30th minute. The match between REMO and...
EsportsRiot reworks Mel's W: removing reflect, adding shield, and a bet on identityIn a ranked game, Jhin fires his fourth shot at Mel. Mel presses W. The bulle...
BasketballThe Kawhi Leonard Case: When Rumors Outrun DataA $30 million fine for the owner, a $700,000 fine for the player, and loss of...
BadmintonNguyen Tien Minh wins Vietnam Open 2026 qualifier: experience reads the gapAt 43, ranked 254th in the world, Nguyễn Tiến Minh walked onto court at the...
EsportsSofM Ranks LCK Above LPL Ahead of Worlds 2026: The Verdict May Be Right, the Reasoning Is NotIn the slightly blurred webcam frame of an online conversation, the former...
SwimmingKate Douglass and the Historic Double: When Data Proves Multi-Dimensional GreatnessPeople see the goal; I see the pass ten moves before. In swimming, people see...
EsportsData Discipline in Esports Analysis: Nine Dimensions and One Word — 'Insufficient'At 2:47 in the morning, both monitors in my editing room were still on. On th...
VolleyballBrazil Return to the South American Summit: Darlan's 23 Points and the Unanswered LA 2028 QuestionWhen Darlan de Souza slammed the final ball into the floor of Rio de Janeiro,...
International FootballEmpty Report: When Data Has Nothing to Say – Lessons on Information Integrity in Modern FootballThroughout my 17 years working with football data, I have never seen an 'empt...
Domestic FootballThe V.League Transfer Window and the Data Gap No One Wants to FillLast January, at a pre-match press gathering before a V.League 1 round-ten...
Martial ArtsUFC 333 and the Matchup Recommendation Engine: When Analysis Becomes AdvocacyI circled point 14 in red. The UFC 333 commentary runs for pages, but only on...
Table TennisSTIGA Masters U11: Hennaut's Historic Comeback, Uzumcu Highlights Turkish DepthThe 19th STIGA Masters youth table tennis event closed with two notable resul...
Martial ArtsMuay Opens Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival: The 63.5 kg Ceiling and the Silences in the Competition BriefAt six in the morning on October 22, 2026, the opening ceremony of the...
International FootballThe 6-0 Tragedy: When a Demolition Win Isn't Enough to AdvanceMalaysia scored six goals, kept a clean sheet, and were eliminated. Indonesia...
International FootballIndonesia and the Goal-Difference Problem in Group A: The Final's Door Runs Through MalaysiaOn the electronic board at Gelora Bung Karno stadium, the score stopped at 0-...
International FootballMalaysia 0-0 Draw at Gelora Bung Karno: Herdman's Problem Is Not the FormationMinute 37. The derby at Gelora Bung Karno was still goalless, and Thom Haye...
International FootballNusantara Derby 2026: When 80,000 Spectators Become a Tactical VariableThe pre-match press conference ahead of the Indonesia vs Malaysia fixture...
International FootballSix Kilometres at Craven Cottage: Carrick, Manchester United and the Energy Nobody Wants to NameIn the 89th minute, Matheus Cunha received the ball at the edge of the Craven...
BadmintonSindhu Loses to Chen Yufei in Three Sets: When the Match Rhythm Changed Hands After a 122-Second RallyThe 122-second rally at the start of the third game is the only data point I...
International FootballThe Scream in the 30th Minute: Dutch Amateur Referee Abandons Match and Calls the PoliceThe clock on the pitch stopped at the 30th minute. The match between REMO and...
EsportsRiot reworks Mel's W: removing reflect, adding shield, and a bet on identityIn a ranked game, Jhin fires his fourth shot at Mel. Mel presses W. The bulle...
BasketballThe Kawhi Leonard Case: When Rumors Outrun DataA $30 million fine for the owner, a $700,000 fine for the player, and loss of...
BadmintonNguyen Tien Minh wins Vietnam Open 2026 qualifier: experience reads the gapAt 43, ranked 254th in the world, Nguyễn Tiến Minh walked onto court at the...
EsportsSofM Ranks LCK Above LPL Ahead of Worlds 2026: The Verdict May Be Right, the Reasoning Is NotIn the slightly blurred webcam frame of an online conversation, the former...
SwimmingKate Douglass and the Historic Double: When Data Proves Multi-Dimensional GreatnessPeople see the goal; I see the pass ten moves before. In swimming, people see...
EsportsData Discipline in Esports Analysis: Nine Dimensions and One Word — 'Insufficient'At 2:47 in the morning, both monitors in my editing room were still on. On th...
VolleyballBrazil Return to the South American Summit: Darlan's 23 Points and the Unanswered LA 2028 QuestionWhen Darlan de Souza slammed the final ball into the floor of Rio de Janeiro,...
International FootballEmpty Report: When Data Has Nothing to Say – Lessons on Information Integrity in Modern FootballThroughout my 17 years working with football data, I have never seen an 'empt...
Domestic FootballThe V.League Transfer Window and the Data Gap No One Wants to FillLast January, at a pre-match press gathering before a V.League 1 round-ten...
Martial ArtsUFC 333 and the Matchup Recommendation Engine: When Analysis Becomes AdvocacyI circled point 14 in red. The UFC 333 commentary runs for pages, but only on...
Table TennisSTIGA Masters U11: Hennaut's Historic Comeback, Uzumcu Highlights Turkish DepthThe 19th STIGA Masters youth table tennis event closed with two notable resul...
Martial ArtsMuay Opens Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival: The 63.5 kg Ceiling and the Silences in the Competition BriefAt six in the morning on October 22, 2026, the opening ceremony of the...
