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  1. Abram Jones

    Offside And Goalkeeper Rule Change

    I disagree, what makes you think this? It is a slight change in the offside rule, and has been slightly changed in similar ways in the past... there is not a long ball problem right now as a result of that. The rules of the American sports, just as most non-American sports, are there to create...
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    Croatia Are The Rightful 2018 World Cup Champions

    Cameroon ranks for association football: #43 in wealth and population adjusted rankings so far for 2018 #35 in wealth and population adjusted rankings for 2017 #51 currently in the World Football Elo Ratings #49 currently in the FIFA Rankings #11 in wealth and population adjusted rankings for...
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    Croatia Are The Rightful 2018 World Cup Champions

    Actually this argument could be used. If the technology existed in that point of time that goal would have certainly and rightfully been called back. And this is coming from an Argentina fan. The 1966 final between England and Germany has also be reevaluated by Oxford. And herein lies the...
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    Croatia Are The Rightful 2018 World Cup Champions

    There are no mysteries behind the data I provide, it may seem mysterious to you because you have not recognized the simple math and reasonable estimates. What you suggest is akin to saying that United States, China, Japan, Germany, Britain, India, and France are the best countries in the world...
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    Offside And Goalkeeper Rule Change

    I think you read it wrong, that is not what was being discussed with this comment. This reply was a comment regarding deserved and undeserved upsets... not popularity of the sport. No, this is not what I'm doing. What I am doing is offering 2 of several possible methods to make the score line...
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    Croatia Are The Rightful 2018 World Cup Champions

    We must consider these 3 points for proper evaluation. 1. first 2 French goals were questionable at best 2. Croatia outplayed France for most of the game and got unlucky (which often happens in low scoring sports) 3. In wealth and population adjusted rankings if Croatia would have won or lost...
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    Offside And Goalkeeper Rule Change

    You state this as fact with no evidence. There are plenty of other reasons why football is the most popular sport on the planet. There is no evidence to say that if football was more predictable that it would be less popular. Baseball is also not very predictable, but has nowhere near the...
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    Offside And Goalkeeper Rule Change

    That depends on the skill difference between the teams, but the rate it happens at is not even the point. The point is to have a scoreline that represents the performance on the field as close as possible.
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    Offside And Goalkeeper Rule Change

    You're right, this would be another possible solution (mathematically speaking). Not one that I'd favour though. I like upsets as well, but deserved upsets only. The problem with sports that offer a high degree of upsets as a result of low score or randomness is that they often result in...
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    Offside And Goalkeeper Rule Change

    I don't think I meant to change the way teams attack, but it will marginally increase scoring opportunities without making it too easy. A change that would result in something "very high" is definitely not what I'm looking for to increase scoring opportunities. I'm simply looking for a method to...
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    Green cards

    There is a big problem with how fouls are dealt with in football. It's penalty after penalty, destroying the flow of the game and decreasing the impact of athleticism. Bookings should be done away with, and a sin bin should be introduced as in rugby. Take these guys off the field for a few...
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    Offside And Goalkeeper Rule Change

    There is a technical problem with the game of football, and it is mathematical. It is the team sport with the highest rate of upsets, this in itself is not the problem, but the problem is that they are much too often undeserved upsets. The final score should generally represent the performance...
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    Best Countries Per Capita/Wealth Before 2018 World Cup

    The concerns you mention here have all been considered. But I do want to clarify that wealth and population amount are the largest factors outside of interest in the sport. Of course, if a country is devoted to a particular they will typically be better. The purpose of these rankings is to...
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    Best Countries Per Capita/Wealth Before 2018 World Cup

    You pretty much answered your own question. You mentioned famine, but even malnutrition can impact physical and mental development. Also, those living in extreme poverty often do not have time to take part in sport regularly as they are busy trying to survive. Sport is a leisure activity that...
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    Best Countries Per Capita/Wealth Before 2018 World Cup

    It is pretty simple. Each country has an "economic determinant" that is based upon population amount and gdp (this is updated each decade going back to 1840). Each game countries with a significantly lower economic determinant will receive a curved handicap that alters the score (usually...

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