I am a staff writer for ESPN and the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” I used to publish a twice-a-week newsletter with analytics-adjacent soccer analysis and inconsistent knitwear commentary called No Grass in the Clouds. And I also used to host a podcast called Infinite Football.

Before that, I worked as a senior editor at The Ringer, where I also co-hosted a soccer podcast called “Ringer FC”. Before that, I was an editor at Grantland, Pacific Standard, and Outside. I have written for The New York Times Magazine, New York, G.Q., Slate, FiveThirtyEight, the Guardian, The Atlantic, and various other publications. Before becoming a professional non-athlete, I played four years of collegiate soccer at Holy Cross. My dog is my personal ombudsman.