Player Focus: Europe's Set Piece Specialists
by Alistair Tweedale
at jueves, jul. 12 2012 16:25
The art of the free kick has become one so practised in the modern game that the poses of the likes of David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo as they line up a shot are now instantly recognisable. Ronaldo’s routine puff of his chest and is more iconic than Jonny Wilkinson’s stance before a ...
Euro 2012 Focus: WhoScored's Team of the Group Stages
by Martin Laurence
at miércoles, jun. 20 2012 12:06
With the group stages now over and the quarter-finalists known, this day break from football gives us a perfect chance to analyse the best players at the tournament so far. Here we will give you a rundown of our best XI over the three group matches according to WhoScored ratings and explain just why...
Player Focus: WhoScored's March Review
by Martin Laurence
at lunes, abr. 2 2012 15:58
A look at the WhoScored Team of the Month for March across Europe's top 5 leagues shows that there has been some stand out performers across the continent. There are 4 Serie A players in the XI, proving that there has been some superb performances in Italy this month, while there are also 3 La Liga ...
Stats Analysis: WhoScored's Top Rated Forwards
by Paul McKinnon
at viernes, mar. 23 2012 12:21
Player Focus: Another Hat Trick For Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic?
by Adam Digby
at jueves, mar. 8 2012 14:45
The three midweek fixtures in Serie A on Wednesday meant that finally the league table had parity restored as all the matches cancelled due to bad weather were played at last. This provides us with, after weeks of various teams having games-in-hand, an opportunity to assess where the clubs sit with ...
Stats Analysis: Europe's Most Accurate Finishers
by Martin Laurence
at lunes, ene. 23 2012 17:22
The art of finishing is one that has been flaunted to the fullest over Europe's top 5 leagues this season, with 22 players having already scored more than 10 goals thus far. WhoScored has decided to look at a facet to the top scorers shooting that has not yet been analysed - accuracy - as well as re...
The Milan Derby: City Rivals By The Numbers
by Adam Digby
at jueves, ene. 12 2012 17:25
Sunday evening will see two of European football's grandest clubs meet in one of the most high profile matches of the year as Milan face Inter in the 205th Derby della Madonnina. As rivalries go it is also one of the closest; Milan have won on 72 occasions, just one more than their city cousins, wit...
Statistical Oddities: Five Serie A Surprises
by Adam Digby
at jueves, ene. 5 2012 12:14
With Serie A away on its traditional Winter Break, fans of Italian football are reduced to searching for snippets of information on transfer rumours and training camps as the league builds up to its return this coming weekend. In an attempt to fill the void left by the absence of Calcio (which almos...
WhoScored's 2011 Serie A Player and Young Player of the Year
by Martin Laurence
at martes, dic. 27 2011 18:17
In the penultimate edition of the WhoScored Player of the Calendar Year in each of Europe's top 5 leagues we analyse the top performers of Italy's Serie A since the beginning of 2011.While there are a number of predictable inclusions in our top 10, there is also a selection of high-profile absentees...
Contrasting Finishing Leaving Top Creators with Contrasting Figures
by Martin Laurence
at miércoles, nov. 2 2011 17:03
WhoScored has trawled through the stats once more to provide you with in depth data on the most creative players across Europe's top 5 leagues, based on key passes per game. To gain a greater understanding of the individuals who have consistently laid on chance after chance for teammates, only playe...