The Gini coefficient was developed in 1912 by Italian statistician and sociologist Corrado Gini as a means of measuring inequality. Its application is diverse but its most common use is as a means of showing inequality of income within the borders of...
"I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A man does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards, but when I was notified that I had won the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Mr de Klerk, I was deeply moved."
This is how...
Arsenal have had a topsy-turvy time of it since their calamity against Birmingham in the Carling Cup final a fortnight ago.
Victory against Leyton Orient seemed set to get them back to winning ways but a draw against Sunderland, with referee Antho...
Maybe Jermain Defoe has a future as a soothsayer.
Just months after the often misfiring Tottenham Hotspur finisher was derided for saying Harry Redknapp’s side could do better than illustrious rivals Arsenal on the club game’s biggest stage, ...
Firstly, before Arsenal throw their toys out the cot blaming ref Massimo Busacca, they must remember they had 90 minutes in which all they needed to do was match Barca goal for goal on an aggregate basis.
That is all. Teams often come to the Nou C...
It's the end of August, and the English Premier League (EPL -- not to be confused with the IPL. Bloody acronyms) has only after two weeks swung into full swing. What should we expect? More goals, excitement, controversy and unpredictability? There ha...
Various football leagues around the world kicked off this weekend, and isn't this just happening at the right time? People were just getting over their World Cup hangovers, and now we face another 10 months or so of top soccer all the way ...
By Millington Gumbo
A couple of things intrigue me in life. Politics is one, history is another, but it is football which trumps them all.
Football is the ultimate meritocracy wherein skills and teamwork and not money or privilege determine th...
I have seen plenty of own goals before, some crazier than others, but Abou Diaby's nonchalant header into the top corner almost takes the cake.
Sadly, it was the death nail in an otherwise fantastic fight from Arsenal.
I cannot imagine what w...
Champions -- Chelsea
The master plan of Roman Abramovich has been threatening for three seasons now and with the Blues under the management of Carlo Ancelotti, they might just have the bottle to take the Premier League title away from United, who ...
