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On attack, defence and the beautiful game

On attack, defence and the beautiful game

Optionality, complexity, and what football tells us about risk management

May 01, 2023
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Here is a football.

For a couple of hours on 18 December 2022, its trajectory around one-and-three-quarter acres in Qatar captivated the world.

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It was the 2022 World Cup Final between Argentina and Franc…

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