With football so readily available these days, it is rare that a player arrives in the Premier League as something of an unknown. Yet, for me at least, Enock Mwepu was just that. Brighton confirmed the deal on Tuesday, their first of the summer, and the 23-year-old made the move to the Premier League from…
England’s run to the semi-final of Euro 2020 has been built on solid foundations. The Three Lions are the first team in history to keep five consecutive clean sheets at the European Championships and it’s been 662 minutes since Gareth Southgate’s side were breached across all competitions. For a bit of context, you could watch…
As the Joker once said: “You know what I’ve noticed? Nobody panics when things go according to plan. If, tomorrow, when two teams progress out of a group, nobody panics, because it’s all part of the plan. But when a UEFA makes it so three teams can qualify, well then, everyone loses their minds. “Introduce a…
Sam McGuire and Charles Brooke have had their Toolbox-tinted binoculars out over the last couple of weeks to see how our friends have been making the most of Twenty3’s product at Euro 2020. Euro 2020 is one for the history books. Not only is it the first time that the European Championships have been played…
It’s a classic in international football: England versus Germany. In the round of 16 at this year’s European Championships, the old rivals will meet for the 37th time in history. Both teams currently have a lot in common. By the way, this article is also available in German. Both England and Germany have a plethora…
Here at Twenty3, we’re a diverse business. On one hand, we’re a content agency, excelling in both written and video work for clients such as LiveScore and having managed all aspects of digital for Relevent Sports and their International Champions Cup, among others. On the other hand, with help from engineers, data scientists, graphic designers…
We had to wait a year for it, but Euro 2020 has already delivered. There have already been a number of surprises at this year’s tournament, and there are still a number of group games to be played. One of the biggest shocks is perhaps the elimination of Turkey. Tipped by many to be dark…
As is customary when updating on new features, I’m going to tell you how excited we are to introduce our latest tool. And, in fairness, we are pretty excited. So, without further ado… Introducing the Event Lab. What on earth is the Event Lab? In flashy elevator pitch terms, the Event Lab is a new…
Profiles over natural playing positions seems to be the mantra at
Euro 2020. Why is that the case?
The Copernican revolution was when European society accepted Nicolaus Copernicas’ wisdom that the Sun did not revolve around the Earth. The Kuperian revolution was when footballing society accepted Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski’s wisdom that transfer policy should not revolve around major tournaments. In their book Soccernomics, Kuper and Szymanski noted that “the worst time…