Armaan Martins

Watching cricket live changes the way you see the game. Television naturally follows the ball, but your eyes don’t have to. At Southampton and then again at Lord’s, I found myself paying surprisingly little attention to the batter. Instead, I was watching fielders reposition before the bowler started his run up, conversations between overs, and the subtle moments when captains quietly abandoned one plan in favour of another. Walking out of Lord’s after England sealed the ODI series against...

By the time a World Cup ends, most of the analysis has already become predictable. We celebrate the champions, debate the best player, revisit controversial refereeing decisions and rank the greatest finals in history. A few weeks later, the conversation moves on, even though the tournament has probably taught us far more than we initially realise. Watching this World Cup, I kept returning to the same thought. We often analyse international football as if it were simply a shorter version of...

A data driven look at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. What the tournament has taught us so far, why control still matters, and which patterns are emerging. Football analytics Football data analysis Football statistics Premier League analysis World Cup analysis Sports analytics FIFA World Cup 2026 World Cup 2026 analysis FIFA World Cup analysis World Cup football analysis World Cup tactical analysis