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June 26, 2006

World Cup Game Theory - What economics tells us about penalty kicks. By Tim Harford

Link: World Cup Game Theory - What economics tells us about penalty kicks. By Tim Harford.

Interesting little article about taking penalties...

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He is correct. Penalty shootout is more of a case of luck rather than lightning fast reflexes. That's why the best penalty takers have an element of randomness in their penalty shooting such as Zidane :)

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