Tom Worville - Analytics Writer, The Athletic

Tom Worville is a newly-minted football (soccer) analytics writer for The Athletic, and he was previously a senior data analyst for the data and analytics company Opta. In this episode, he talks about… - His Opta Pro Forum presentation on long and short goal kicks - His career path from Analytics FC to Opta to The Athletic - Why he’s joining The Athletic and what he’ll do there - Communicating through data and visualization - Being called a geek by Sam Allardyce Show links- Follow Tom on Twitter: @Worville - Tom’s writing on The Athletic - His Opta Pro Forum presentation in four visuals

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