There are hundreds, if not thousands, of websites dedicated to international football/soccer/futbol. Do we really need another one? No, probably not. But then do we really need the world wide web? Football itself? No, we really need air, water and food...even Jose Mourinho.
What I hope sets this site apart is the representation of the game's history and minutiae in a uniquely styled manner of data visualization. If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a comprehensive, searchable graph worth? How much is a timeline or map graphic worth, if that graphic is interactive and covers the entire history of internationally sanctioned soccer tournaments?
Please take your time to explore familiar and precious data in a way that is, hopefully, both new and intuitive. Please let me know what you like and what you don't like. What works. What doesn't. Oh, and let the 2010 South Africa World Cup games begin.
http://www.thisbeautifulgame.com
-Mark
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