Data Pulls “Yellow Card” on EPL Player Valuation

The world of football (“soccer” for us Americans) is about to change forever. In a recent article titled “Fantasy football manager”, the Economist used Ayasdi’s platform to provide a completely new way to look at player value, playing styles and positions, and uncovering how, in the billionaire’s game of the English Premier League (EPL), teams could assemble a contender for a fraction of the cost.
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