The stock of English soccer power Manchester United has outperformed the market in 2013 with a gain of 19%.
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Zach Slaton (ZS): The Soccer Power Index (SPI) is one of the few comprehensive predictive public models for matches that then translates match results into overall competition results.
This all translates into Manchester United being the odds on favorite to win a thirteenth title in the Transfer Price Index, Euro Club Index, and ESPN Soccer Power Index models.
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And America is bringing an innovation of its own to the game: many of the kids who play soccer are girls, and the country has established itself as the world's leading power in women's soccer.
Still, Bayern manager Jupp Heynckes didn't buy into the narrative of a power shift in European soccer or indeed that Barcelona's remarkable run of success was suddenly hitting a wall.
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Last week, Garber was politic about its effect on MLS's lower-league relationships, but the move certainly has a side effect of broadening the power base of a soccer pyramid that has MLS, and its controlled model, at its apex.
Using his own words as motivation, Larcada proceeded to display the power of data visualization in soccer via two different heat maps.
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In basketball, the gridiron, baseball, soccer, countless examples of the power of cohesion between players exist.
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Picking up on the theme of simple-yet-understandable that seemed to permeate the entire conference, Albert Larcada came to the panel prepared with several ESPN clips demonstrating the power of data visualization in communicating how specific soccer games have played out.
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The dictatorship reached its zenith of power when Argentina hosted and won the 1978 World Cup soccer tournament, providing a boost of nationalistic pride to the country.
But the symbol of Germany as a stable economic power extends out of politics, and is further illustrated by their domestic soccer league, the Bundesliga.
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But the officials have been much more interested in showcasing their mass extravaganzas, Chinoy said, such as the reunification rally and soccer match -- elaborate theatrics that send a signal that North Korea remains a power to be reckoned with.
It was the Hawaii state high school soccer championship, and Klink, a senior on the underdog Kalani Falcons, had state power Punahou in his sights.
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