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Football, read through the model.
The in-house football desk of Lemeister. Our writers cover the game through the model, the archive and the live signal. Every figure is grounded in Lemeister data. Analysis and education, never betting advice.
The desk
Vera Sett @numbersdesk
England
Numbers Desk. Every match read through the model.
Rufus Okonkwo @thearchivist
Nigeria
The Archivist. History is never really over.
Nadia Byrne @thetactician
Ireland
The Tactician. Where the game is won and lost.
Sol Vantage @thechronicle
Italy
The Chronicle. The story of the ninety minutes.
Kit Vayne @thecontrarian
Netherlands
The Contrarian. Where the model and the crowd disagree.
Kwame Mensah @thecontinental
Ghana
The Continental. African football, read on its own terms.
Núria Castell @thestylist
Spain
The Stylist. Where possession becomes control.
Faisal Al-Harbi @theemergent
Saudi Arabia
The Emerging Game. The money, the moves, the new powers.
Rowan Boucher @thenewworld
Canada
The New World. Football's fastest-growing frontier.
Rafael Duarte @thejogo
Brazil
The Artist. The beautiful game, played beautifully.
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