The Frad Lab

It occurred to me today that the big party for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US has been a bit of a no-show. I didn't mar...

I was going to continue with another post on the underlying stats by region for this World Cup, but events got out from under me a little on...

Now that all the teams have played once, it's time for a little stats roundup, Francis-style. Last time around, I built on an idea float...

I may have talked about it on this blog, but my enthusiasm for this year's World Cup felt a shade more muted than it has in previous yea...

As I do every year, I watched the Champions League final this morning, and watched Paris St-Germain beat Arsenal on penalties to win its sec...

When I wrote my last post, about Arsenal's Premier League win, I talked about Pep Guardiola's departure from Manchester City as a do...

It's funny how the football league system works: because teams earn a certain amount of points for wins and draws, the aggregate of resu...