A reminder of Franz Beckenbauer's greatness: In all of history, only two players (Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) have finished in the top 10 of the Ballon d'Or votings on more occasions than Der Kaiser. [OC]3mo ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
Xavi's Barcelona is on course to beat Cagliari's 53-year-old record for the fewest goals conceded per game. At this rate, Barca will completely smash the existing La Liga record set by Atleti and Depor. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
Since Xavi's appointment on 6 November 2021, only Manchester City has won more points per game in the top five leagues than Barcelona. Only Allegri's Juve has conceded fewer goals in the same period. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
Bundesliga Team of the Season according to Kicker's average ratings (lower ratings are better)2yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
Denmark is dribbling their way through the Euros. So far nine players have managed to complete five dribbles in a game. Four of them are Danes. [OC]3yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
First-team players signed on free transfers by Laporta, Rosell, and Bartomeu. Between 2008 (Pinto) and 2021 (Eric), we did not sign a single first-team player on a free transfer. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
FC Nordsjælland currently tops the Danish Superliga exactly ten years after first winning it. So far almost three-fourths of all their minutes have been played by players aged 21 or younger. Only four players older than 25 have appeared. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
Xavi's Barcelona is on course to beat Cagliari's 53-year-old record for the fewest goals conceded per game. At this rate, Barca will completely smash the existing La Liga record set by Atleti and Depor. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
The 15 most productive Barcelona players since August 2015 in terms of goals and assists per 90 (min. of 1.000 minutes). Current players are highlighted. [OC]2yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
The hidden impact of Pedri: I analyzed all of our goals so far this season to count pre-assists. Pedri easily tops this category with 13 pre-assists so far. See the comments for more. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
Most top-five league appearances by players currently active in a top-five league. [OC]3yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
Riders throughout history with double-digit wins in the Grand Tours and the major tours combined. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/peloton
Messi and Griezmann this season currently has the worst and third-worst non-penalty conversion rate of all attacking Barca-players since August 2009 (min. 855 minutes) [OC]3yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
With the addition of Adama, Barcelona have two of the best dribblers in the world in Abde and Adama. I have highlighted every Barcelona player included in the dataset plus some others for reference. Full chart in the comments. [OC]2yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
Rarely have I seen a player more perfectly suited for the Deep Lying Forward (Support) role. And he only cost me €7 mio.1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/footballmanagergames
This year 27 riders managed to start and finish all four of the big cobbled classics. Here's the full list. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/peloton
Non-penalty goals per 90 minutes for players currently active in the top five leagues (min. 100 goals). Edin Dzeko at an impressive tenth place. [OC]3yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
Since Xavi's appointment on 6 November 2021, only Manchester City has won more points per game in the top five leagues than Barcelona. Only Allegri's Juve has conceded fewer goals in the same period. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
Gundogan's assist on Saturday was already his fifth as a culer. Only four Barca players (min. 1,000 mins) have a higher assists per 90 rate than Gundogan since the start of the 2015-16 season. One of them is Raphinha. [OC]5mo ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
The preseason is over. Here are all the players that Xavi used sorted by their direct goal involvements and minutes played. The prospect of our two top performers, Raphinha and Dembele, fluidly switching wings is exciting. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
Six Barcelona players feature in CIES Football Observatory's top ten ranking for the past month with Ousmane Dembele edging out Jordi Alba for the top spot.2yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
List of Barca-players with more than 10 total goal contributions in all competitions over the past five seasons [OC]4yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
We should not lose patience with Fati. Despite playing limited minutes and going through two lengthy injury nightmares, only very few players have been directly involved in more goals than Ansu since his debut. He's still just barely turned 20 years old. Be patient. [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
Best non-penalty goals + assists per 90 minutes in Europe's top five leagues so far this season. [OC]3yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
2. Bundesliga Team of the Season according to Kicker's average ratings (lower ratings are better)2yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
The most efficient single-season goal contributors since 2009-10! More than 600 entries all of which you can explore for yourself with the link in the comments. [OC]2yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
In case anyone was wondering how local the current team is: So far we have used 25 players in the first team. Eight of them - almost a third - were born within a radius of 100 kilometers from Barcelona. [OC]2yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
NXGN 2022 players sorted by first-team experience. Only three players on the list - the bottom three - are yet to play their first minute of first-team football with Jude Bellingham superbly in the lead. [OC]2yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
The future is bright. Of the 11 players who scored or assisted during the pre-season, seven are 23 years or younger. [OC]9mo ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
Paco Alcacer (18-19) and Gonzalo Higuain (11-12) have had some of the most ridiculous seasons in the past decade in terms of non-penalty goals per 90 and non-penalty conversion rate. Full chart in the comments. [OC]2yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
[OC] Valverde's win percentage away from home in La Liga has dropped below that of Tata Martino.4yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
This year 19 riders managed to start and finish all four of the big cobbled classics. Here's the full list. [OC]1wk ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/peloton
A very underrated part of Pique's game is his aerial ability. Not only does he win many headers every game, but he also wins a very high proportion of his duels. This is how he compares to other select center backs in Europe's top four leagues over the past two seasons. [OC]4yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
The best dribblers in the Blaugrana shirt since 2009 (dribbles completed per 90 and completion rate)5yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
[OC] Since January I've been keeping track of goalscorers from the top 5 leagues. Out of the 1,343 players tracked so far, these are the top 20 goalscorers for club and country (details in comments)4yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/soccer
I had some fun with statistics to find out which riders have the most podiums in the World Championships, World Cup, Superprestige, and X2O. The results are thoroughly unsurprising. [OC]6mo ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/cyclocross
This has taken so much time, but as a Timberwolves-fan, I just needed this dude in particular!4yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/MyTeam
With three teenagers making their Paris-Roubaix debut this year, only three editions of the race (1909, 1911, 1904) have ever seen more teens making their debut. Do you think WorldTour-teams will continue to incorporate riders at a younger and younger age in upcoming years? [OC]1yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/peloton
In all my years of FM, this might be the best performing regen I've ever had. 19 years old and already +100 apps and 50 goals for the first team!4yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/footballmanagergames
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of Julio Cesar Benitez. This was the front page of El Mundo Deportivo on the day after.6yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Barca
In over 10 years of Football (and Championship) Manager gaming, I have never had a player with physical attributes like this.9yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/footballmanagergames
Roccatederighi - A small medieval village on a mountaintop in Tuscany, Italy [OC] [540x720]10yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/VillagePorn
I had a pretty good run with Sutton Utd (Vanarama Conference South). And no, Man City did not use their best XI.9yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/footballmanagergames
I made this after realising just how incredible Henry was. Thought you guys might appreciate it.10yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Gunners
Just passed the last exam of my 5th semester. I think this is a fitting way to celebrate.10yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/Gin
So maybe Messi is now 31 years old, but he's still a decent striker. 20 goals and 2 assists in the first 9 matches of this season. That's just unfair.9yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/footballmanagergames
Not a big fan of seagulls, but I have to admit that this one is a beauty [5184x3888] [OC]9yr ⋅ Pek-Man ⋅ r/AnimalPorn
