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Soccer fans watch the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad in a bar in Barcelona, Spain.
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Today, we’re excited to bring you the thoughts of Michael Caley, writer of the Expecting Goals newsletter and co-host of the Double Pivot podcast, plus his co-host Mike Goodman. Both Mike and Michael have worked in soccer analytics and media for over a decade and you may remember them from their appearance on the podcast last year discussing why Saudi Arabia is spending millions on soccer stars.