Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution

Soccer has long been driven by instinct, tradition, and intuition—but this fast-moving, idea-driven book shows how analytics is reshaping how the game is played, managed, and understood around the world.

In Net Gains, ESPN writer Ryan O’Hanlon takes readers inside the clubs, front offices, and analytics departments pushing the sport forward. From cutting-edge teams to unconventional thinkers, he introduces the data scientists, coaches, and outsiders challenging the way soccer has always work...