Our Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics (MLSA) will happen again as part of @ecmlpkdd.org! 📅 7 or 11 Sept 2026 📍 Naples, Italy 📝 Submissions due 5 June 2026 \w @hugoriosneto.bsky.social @azimmermdm.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA26/
MLSA 2026
13th Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics at ECML/PKDD 2026
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
I wrote about @jessejdavis.bsky.social, an American computer science professor running an influential soccer analytics research team at an ancient university in Belgium. Much of the leading data analysis is still being done outside soccer. Why? @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The Belgian lab shaping modern soccer’s data revolution
A small corner of one of the world’s oldest universities has moved the sport forward, and made the argument for research institutions writ large
theguardian.com
The CfP for the Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics (MLSA) is out; go check it out! I am honored to contribute to the continuation of MLSA's legacy by helping organize this 12th edition alongside @probberechts.bsky.social, Maaike Van Roy and @azimmerdm.bsky.social.
📣 Excited to share that the Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics (MLSA) will be held again this September as part of @ecmlpkdd.org! w/ @hugoriosneto.bsky.social, @azimmerdm.bsky.social and Maaike Van Roy dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA25
📣 Excited to share that the Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics (MLSA) will be held again this September as part of @ecmlpkdd.org! w/ @hugoriosneto.bsky.social, @azimmerdm.bsky.social and Maaike Van Roy dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA25
MLSA 2025
Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics at ECML/PKDD 2025
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
I built 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗶𝘁-𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗿, a custom React component for Streamlit for working with soccer tracking data. And a blog post on 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀
Big Data, Tiny Teams
Introducing streamlit-soccer and some thoughts on team tools
centralwinger.com
Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in the past year. The 2024 edition includes pointers to over 160 resources, including research papers, blog posts, articles, podcasts, and books. janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
Soccer Analytics 2024 Review – Jan Van Haaren
Collection of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2024!
janvanhaaren.be
A football formulation of the fermi paradox – in blog post! Where are the new ideas?
Unexpected Origins and the Fermi Paradox
Can foundational soccer ideas achieve escape velocity?
centralwinger.com
New (first) post on the Central Winger substack. With thoughts on Player Similarity, problems with current approaches, and a path forward.
Substituting Similarity
Summary statistics are problematic for comparing players
open.substack.com