Creating the FIFA Football Language - Chris Loxston #26This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Very excited to welcome Chris Loxston to the channel for this video. Chris has worked all around the world with sports analysis and was instrumental in building out a huge team of analysts and data scientists at FIFA to produce the FIFA Football Language. He even worked with Arsène Wenger!The work Chris has been doing over the last several years is absolutely fascinating. It is so cool to hear about the level of detail, and how analysis is changing with newer technology and metrics.A very insightful conversation that I am sure you will find value from. For further knowledge, you can check out the FIFA Training Centre here - https://www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/ ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:50 - Chris joins and gives some background5:20 - Some of Chris' previous earlier roles8:20 - Coaching/Analysis Hybrid, the roles are changing12:35 - Joining FIFA18:31 - Building a department & working with Arsène Wenger25:28 - How is the coding done?32:03 - New metrics and the data set...34:02 - How it looked during the World Cup36:15 - Artificial Intelligence38:06 - San Diego Wave41:07 - Travelling and highlights43:50 - Advice for analysts and interview tips◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download 📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

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