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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

and for Mousa subscribers we profiled Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge, looked at how do-everything stars from lower leagues tend to translate, and learned about our new favorite 2010s Turkish league playmaker www.patreon.com/doublepivot/...

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

we mostly think Manchester United should be good next season, but on @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social we also talked about a few of our leading concerns

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

on this week's @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social -- explaining the FIFA - UEFA cold war and how Infantino's zero-sum vision of FIFA's future laid the groundwork for today's conflict

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

for @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social subscribers this week we talked about the politics and economics of World Cup 2026, the history of FIFA, ticket prices, immigration, tourism industry, we got into everything and I think it was a good one: www.patreon.com/posts/fifa-t...

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FIFA: They've Got the Football | The Double Pivot Podcast

FIFA: They've Got the Football by The Double Pivot Podcast on Patreon. Join The Double Pivot Podcast's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I have been remiss with my daily reminder that @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social is on YouTube now. But we are and you should follow us there. youtube.com/shorts/oIq9F...

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FIFA have a unique World Cup business model for America

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

and earlier, we did a full nerding out model talk episode going deeper on Goodman's new possession value metric and trying to work through exactly what "possession value" means when people are talking about new player value statistics and why it needs some rethinking www.patreon.com/posts/model-...

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Model Talk: What is "Possession Value" Anyhow? | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

for subscribers we previewed the quarterfinals with a focus on PSG - Liverpool and Real Madrid - Bayern, and walk through some... mild disagreement on our expectations for PSG and Bayern www.patreon.com/posts/champi...

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Champions League Quarterfinals Preview | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Bill @billwashere.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Been traveling and catching up on pods and was excited to hear @michaelcaley.bsky.social give me a shout out in the @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social pod below for inspiring the term sweeping the soccer/football world - meat wall. Truly a contribution for the ages.

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Set Pieces, Transfers, Private Equity | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

for @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social subscribers we did also cover, yknow, the big football news Thomas Frank sacked by Spurs, where did this go wrong, how much was this all baked in to much larger dysfunctions at Tottenham, and what will it take to dig the club out? www.patreon.com/posts/frank-...

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Frank Out | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

also! tune in to the latest @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social for the full inside scoop on the insane petty larceny scandal that has split the (dominant!) French biathlon team in two right before the Olympics

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

very excited to share the latest @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social hell yeah we're doing Biathlon Analytics we are joined by RJ and Jordan of the @penaltyloop.bsky.social podcast to teach us all how to watch biathlon like an expert this was so much fun open.spotify.com/episode/1Jj6...

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Biathlon Analytics with the Penalty Loop Podcast

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

new subscriber @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social ! Thomas Frank sacked we talk about how many things had to go wrong to get to this point, what we've learned about Thomas Frank, and what Spurs need to do to get out of this hole now www.patreon.com/posts/frank-...

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Frank Out | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

but that wasn't enough Scenarios! for me, so I brought on @skandaamarnath.bsky.social, who has built a matchday eight projection spreadsheet, to walk through all the scenarios, including Round of 16 implications, for subscribers: www.patreon.com/posts/scenar...

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Scenarios!! (with Skanda Amarnath) | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

two @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social episodes for you before the big Champions League kickoffs first, Mike and I talk about the broader economic context of this Champions League and the era of Premier League dominance, and then we get into the fixtures: open.spotify.com/episode/78R7...

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Champions League Drama Incoming, Club Revenue Data In

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

new subscriber @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social ! talking through all the Champions League Matchday Eight ~~Scenarios~~ with @skandaamarnath.bsky.social and his projection spreadsheet www.patreon.com/posts/scenar...

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Scenarios!! (with Skanda Amarnath) | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

if you have a child wondering why they have to learn boring elementary school math and how to multiply fractions, tell them, what if you become a soccer analytics podcaster and you have to come up with in the moment the improvement in your odds if you don't have to play a 75% EV game, you'll need it

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

also I had a few thoughts on Conor Gallagher to Spurs www.patreon.com/posts/conor-...

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Conor Gallagher to Spurs | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

new @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social ! Xabi Alonso sacked. we take a little victory lap on our Real Madrid predicting skills and discuss how a manager who had the team playing at such a high level so quickly could already be out the door (it's pretty funny tbh) www.buzzsprout.com/819853/episo...

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The Incredible Xabi Alonso Saga Concludes - The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary

The attempt to reform Real Madrid concludes, and it is reported that it probably was never really an attempt to reform Real Madrid in the first place. We discuss the distinct highs and lows of Xabi's ...

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Christmas Eve power rankings not meaning like power rankings related to Christmas Eve actual European soccer power rankings on Christmas Eve open.substack.com/pub/expectin...

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Holiday Power Rankings

How do things look around the midpoint of the European football season?

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

see also our discussion on @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social this week open.spotify.com/episode/4Rk9...

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Holiday Grab Bag: Semenyo, Real Madrid, Man United

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Double Pivot Podcast @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

check out the latest pod on the biggest analytics/tactics story of the season: open.spotify.com/episode/4O7g...

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Are Set Pieces Breaking the Premier League?

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Arsenal view @arsenalview.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

@doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social blowing my mind that Gyokeres is 7th in non pen xG per 90 amongst all players who have played 50% of the teams minutes We are so back

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

here's a chart for one of the stats -- the set piece moment in the PL happened incredibly fast, and the only season in the database even close to 25-26 PL in set piece goals was the 2010-11 PL

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Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

In typical @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social fashion I started off saying I had pretty much nothing to say about Antoine Semenyo except “he’s fine” and then talked for half an hour about him.

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

and our free episode this week on the Turkish football gambling scandal(s) and the increasing, worldwide challenges to sporting integrity: open.spotify.com/episode/261b...

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The Football Gambling Scandal Rocking Turkey Right Now

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

new subscriber @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social ! we talk about Antoine Semenyo and his newly-reported release clause and what's making analytics types skeptical of Semenyo now www.patreon.com/posts/antoin...

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Antoine Semenyo and Bournemouth | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

We live! bsky.app/profile/mich...

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Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I think there were at least four times on our most recent podcast (dropping this week) where @michaelcaley.bsky.social just gave up and let me rant for ten minutes before gently trying to get us back on track.

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

new @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social we try to explain the Turkish Football Gambling Scandal, which is wild on its own, and then get into what this tells us about the larger problems of gambling and sports in Europe and the US (and Asia I guess technically) open.spotify.com/episode/261b...

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Spotify – Web Player

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Double Pivot Podcast @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

it is not necessarily meaningful when the account of a podcast says this about the podcast it's the account of, but this is a good one, check it out"

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

for subscribers, we talked about Sunderland and exactly what has made them, well, let's not say good, but crucially less bad www.patreon.com/posts/sunder...

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Sunderland (and a little bit of Arsenal) | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

new @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social ! talking about Man City - Liverpool, expected goals, analytics, what the numbers tell us about the game and about the teams -- it's what we do on the Double Pivot and Mike is playing through pain, everyone acknowledge Mike www.patreon.com/posts/man-ci...

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Man City - Liverpool Analytics | The Double Pivot Podcast

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

for the full method and explanation as well as premier league power rankings see the earlier Expecting Goals this week www.expectinggoals.com/p/expecting-...

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Expecting Goals Premier League Team Ratings

A new method for evaluating soccer teams in the major European Leagues, and an opportunity to discover whether I am biased against your favorite team or not.

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

new Expecting Goals newsletter with team ratings and power rankings top European leagues www.expectinggoals.com/p/team-ratin...

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Team Ratings and Power Rankings for European Soccer

To the continent!

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Adam Sharp @thisadamsharp.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I very much enjoyed this episode; one key for the growth of local lower level soccer clubs in the U.S. is tapping into similar funding sources as college football but with the added difficulty (for new clubs) of not having alumni networks.

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Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Really, really enjoyed this one. Love it when my worlds collide.

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