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And I've got to tell you, we've got a little something special for you today. Ever thought about how elite football clubs actually use data to analyze and recruit players? Well, the Athletic FC Tactics podcast has the answers you need. Coming up is an interview with Paul Power, the director of AI at data company Skill Corner. They discuss how metrics are used in player analysis, how other sports have influenced football and the future of AI in analysis. Don't miss an episode of the Athletic FC Tactics podcast. Listen for free wherever you get your podcasts from. Hello and welcome to the Athletic FC Tactics podcast. I'm Michael Bailey. This week we have a special guest with us. Paul Power from sports data company Skill Corner joins us to chat about how clubs really use data in recruitment and analysis. Plus what the future could hold in terms of football's relationship with AI. Paul, thank you so much for joining us. No problem. Thanks a lot for having me on. It's great stuff. Joining me and Paul, we also have Michael Cox. Hello, Michael. And Mark Carey. Hello, Michael. So it was September when we recorded a podcast diving into the world of data, the history of its use across sport and football in particular. But there was one question where we only scratched the surface, that being how much data has truly impacted the action on the pitch so who better to help guide us through all of that now but Paul let's start at the beginning Paul we've mentioned Skill Corner a few times on the pod this season so we know a bit about you but it would be great to hear in your words exactly what it is that Skill Corner does and and your role in it yeah

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