jaredsolo t1_iyne5w0 wrote on December 2, 2022 at 6:09 PM Reply to [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit Nope, that's all joke. Kids born at the beginning of the year used to be bigger than ones from the end of the year, and that's why have better chances to make a professional career, as teams need bigger players, rather than extremely talented ones. Permalink 0
jaredsolo t1_iyne5w0 wrote
Reply to [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit
Nope, that's all joke.
Kids born at the beginning of the year used to be bigger than ones from the end of the year, and that's why have better chances to make a professional career, as teams need bigger players, rather than extremely talented ones.