John Muller
@johnspacemuller.com
making a good soccer app called @futi.live
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Giving up the ghost on Substack
TacticsFreeZone™ is moving to Ghost
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February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Free newsletter: I'm leaving Substack and moving to Ghost.
First delivery from the Ghost platform will come tomorrow!
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First delivery from the Ghost platform will come tomorrow!
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Is your club patient or direct in the buildup? How hard do they counterpress after losing the ball? Do they like chaos or control?
Meet futi's new advanced stats on tactical tendencies and team styles, which let you explore the many ways to play football.
Meet futi's new advanced stats on tactical tendencies and team styles, which let you explore the many ways to play football.
How many ways are there to play football?
Introducing team tendencies and team styles
futiapp.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Is your club patient or direct in the buildup? How hard do they counterpress after losing the ball? Do they like chaos or control?
Meet futi's new advanced stats on tactical tendencies and team styles, which let you explore the many ways to play football.
Meet futi's new advanced stats on tactical tendencies and team styles, which let you explore the many ways to play football.
Worst Drake Super Bowl loss since last year
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Worst Drake Super Bowl loss since last year
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Not good enough at long throws
These teams would never make it in the Prem.
February 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Not good enough at long throws
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Futi basically inventing the “Rosetta Stone of Soccer Solving as a Service” platform is a super cool development
Is your club patient or direct in the buildup? How hard do they counterpress after losing the ball? Do they like chaos or control?
Meet futi's new advanced stats on tactical tendencies and team styles, which let you explore the many ways to play football.
Meet futi's new advanced stats on tactical tendencies and team styles, which let you explore the many ways to play football.
How many ways are there to play football?
Introducing team tendencies and team styles
futiapp.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Futi basically inventing the “Rosetta Stone of Soccer Solving as a Service” platform is a super cool development
We need to introduce the Premier League to the phrase "the penalties offset"
February 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
We need to introduce the Premier League to the phrase "the penalties offset"
My god that was a satisfying free kick
February 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
My god that was a satisfying free kick
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We talked about this on the pod we recorded (coming out Tuesday) it is very very cool.
Is your club patient or direct in the buildup? How hard do they counterpress after losing the ball? Do they like chaos or control?
Meet futi's new advanced stats on tactical tendencies and team styles, which let you explore the many ways to play football.
Meet futi's new advanced stats on tactical tendencies and team styles, which let you explore the many ways to play football.
How many ways are there to play football?
Introducing team tendencies and team styles
futiapp.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
We talked about this on the pod we recorded (coming out Tuesday) it is very very cool.
Middle schoolers are marching down my street in Texas waving protest signs and chanting “Fuck ICE”
We’re going to win
We’re going to win
February 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Middle schoolers are marching down my street in Texas waving protest signs and chanting “Fuck ICE”
We’re going to win
We’re going to win
So it sounds like James is still incredible on the ball, plays a little deeper than he used to, doesn't defend and makes the slowest guy in the league look like prime Kante
Welcome back to MLS, Andrea Pirlo
Welcome back to MLS, Andrea Pirlo
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
So it sounds like James is still incredible on the ball, plays a little deeper than he used to, doesn't defend and makes the slowest guy in the league look like prime Kante
Welcome back to MLS, Andrea Pirlo
Welcome back to MLS, Andrea Pirlo
Don't know which is more embarrassing, that I missed one or that I immediately recognized the other five
February 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Don't know which is more embarrassing, that I missed one or that I immediately recognized the other five
In awe of this entire concept
February 5, 2026 at 3:27 AM
In awe of this entire concept
The Big Five era had a good run
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The Big Five era had a good run
Do people who love Declan Rice also get fired up for dental cleanings and tax season
February 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Do people who love Declan Rice also get fired up for dental cleanings and tax season
Your move, Star Tribune
February 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Your move, Star Tribune
If there’s one thing Manchester City stand for, it’s a passion for justice
February 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
If there’s one thing Manchester City stand for, it’s a passion for justice
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Cool to have this in public
How do you add tactical context to football data?
For futi, it starts with a phase of play model.
For futi, it starts with a phase of play model.
Introducing phases of play
Context is everything
futiapp.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Cool to have this in public
American Outlaws, I wasn’t familiar with your game
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:14 PM
American Outlaws, I wasn’t familiar with your game
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This is futi heritage — the first fan analytics post with our free advanced data. Great work, Jake!
Playing around with @futi.live organized possession data.
In 2025 #MLS play, the Sounders ranked #1 in success rate and 8th in progression phases which @johnspacemuller.com defines as possession sequences where teams advance the ball into threatening areas before a shot or box entry.
In 2025 #MLS play, the Sounders ranked #1 in success rate and 8th in progression phases which @johnspacemuller.com defines as possession sequences where teams advance the ball into threatening areas before a shot or box entry.
January 30, 2026 at 1:24 PM
This is futi heritage — the first fan analytics post with our free advanced data. Great work, Jake!
Oh hell yes
Playing around with @futi.live organized possession data.
In 2025 #MLS play, the Sounders ranked #1 in success rate and 8th in progression phases which @johnspacemuller.com defines as possession sequences where teams advance the ball into threatening areas before a shot or box entry.
In 2025 #MLS play, the Sounders ranked #1 in success rate and 8th in progression phases which @johnspacemuller.com defines as possession sequences where teams advance the ball into threatening areas before a shot or box entry.
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Oh hell yes
They put a fake tournament in the middle of the season just to market MLS to Mexican fans and then immediately gutted their Spanish coverage
The cuts to the league’s Spanish-language on-air talent total some 25%, according to a league spokesperson, with about half of all matches in the regular season now handled by a single commentator.
New from me on @us.theguardian.com: sources tell me a host of changes are coming to MLS Season Pass - cuts in Spanish language talent & programming, and about half of the English-language matches will be produced overseas.
Much more right here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Much more right here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
January 29, 2026 at 11:18 PM
They put a fake tournament in the middle of the season just to market MLS to Mexican fans and then immediately gutted their Spanish coverage
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How do you add tactical context to football data?
For futi, it starts with a phase of play model.
For futi, it starts with a phase of play model.
Introducing phases of play
Context is everything
futiapp.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:55 PM
How do you add tactical context to football data?
For futi, it starts with a phase of play model.
For futi, it starts with a phase of play model.
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VIZHUB 2.0 IS HERE ‼️
A culmination of VizMas + recent improvements, VizHub 2.0 brings the following features:
- revamped league tab with player & team stats
- more granularity across entire app
- new graphics
- mobile support
2.0 only broadens VizHub to cover more of your dataviz needs.
A culmination of VizMas + recent improvements, VizHub 2.0 brings the following features:
- revamped league tab with player & team stats
- more granularity across entire app
- new graphics
- mobile support
2.0 only broadens VizHub to cover more of your dataviz needs.
January 29, 2026 at 12:18 AM
VIZHUB 2.0 IS HERE ‼️
A culmination of VizMas + recent improvements, VizHub 2.0 brings the following features:
- revamped league tab with player & team stats
- more granularity across entire app
- new graphics
- mobile support
2.0 only broadens VizHub to cover more of your dataviz needs.
A culmination of VizMas + recent improvements, VizHub 2.0 brings the following features:
- revamped league tab with player & team stats
- more granularity across entire app
- new graphics
- mobile support
2.0 only broadens VizHub to cover more of your dataviz needs.
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This is great 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 We’re very fortunate at FIFA to have access to detailed phases of play that are calculated using the tracking we have and I can’t tell you how much value it adds to our analysis so great to see others tackling this too!
How do you add tactical context to football data?
For futi, it starts with a phase of play model.
For futi, it starts with a phase of play model.
Introducing phases of play
Context is everything
futiapp.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is great 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 We’re very fortunate at FIFA to have access to detailed phases of play that are calculated using the tracking we have and I can’t tell you how much value it adds to our analysis so great to see others tackling this too!