NWSL Biweekly Article #2 - Goals Added (g+)'s Favorite Player

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NWSL Biweekly Article #2 - Goals Added (g+)'s Favorite Player

This is the second of a series of biweekly articles on American Soccer Analysis analyzing interesting tidbits across the season - both at a team and individual level. As the season continues to heat up, these articles will come at all angles of the game: tactical information, fascinating data quirks, and as well just basic match reports. The NWSL, as is the case with American soccer across the board, is a wild ride - hopefully this series will provide everyone with things to keep an eye on throughout the year!

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Using Goals Added (g+) to Assess Dollar Value

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Using Goals Added (g+) to Assess Dollar Value

One of the most interesting aspects of MLS when compared to many other popular soccer leagues in the world is that MLS operates under a salary cap. From a roster-building perspective, this has a tremendous impact on how players are valued. Considering the following thought experiment. Let’s say that we have two players who play the same position, have the same age and injury history, and have the exact skill level. For all intents and purposes, they are the same player. Now, let’s say that Player A has a much better agent than Player B and manages to get a contract with a team for 4 times the amount of money as player B.

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2021 NWSL Season Previews: NY/NJ Gotham FC and North Carolina Courage

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2021 NWSL Season Previews: NY/NJ Gotham FC and North Carolina Courage

We’re publishing two team previews every day this week until the NWSL regular season begins on Saturday. You can find all of them here.

Today we have two teams hoping to become league powerhouses: one for the first time and one as a return to normalcy.

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Gotham v. Courage and Cudjoe v. Goals Added

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Gotham v. Courage and Cudjoe v. Goals Added

With the Challenge Cup kicking off two weeks ago, this is the first of a series of biweekly articles on American Soccer Analysis analyzing interesting tidbits across the season - both at a team and individual level. As the season continues to heat up, these articles will come at all angles of the game: tactical information, fascinating data quirks, and as well just basic match reports. The NWSL, as is the case with American soccer across the board is a wild ride - hopefully this series will provide everyone with things to keep an eye on throughout the year!

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2021 MLS Season Preview: Los Angeles FC, Inter Miami, and Real Salt Lake

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2021 MLS Season Preview: Los Angeles FC, Inter Miami, and Real Salt Lake

We’re publishing three team previews every weekday until MLS First Kick on April 16th (THAT’S TODAY!). You can find all of them here.

Today we’re looking at three teams which have all approached their roster construction and team-building in completely different ways.

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