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PIRlo in the Media
8 articles
2025’s Best NWSL Players, Driven By Data
PIRlo identifies the leading outfield player at every position from the 2025 NWSL season.
Read full article →Top 10 Players in the NWSL This Year Based on Data
The ten highest-rated performers from the 2025 NWSL season, ranked with PIRlo data.
Read full article →2025 NWSL Playoff Quarterfinals Preview & Predictions Driven By Data
A data-led look at every quarterfinal matchup using PIRlo ratings and expected standings.
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Data That Sees What Scouts Can’t: PIRlo’s New Era in Women’s Soccer
An introduction to PIRlo’s approach to player evaluation, development and recruitment.
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Explaining Luciano Acosta’s Sudden Decline at FC Dallas
PIRlo data examines the performance, system and team factors behind Acosta’s 2025 season.
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MLS Power Rankings: San Diego FC Is Legit in the West, MNUFC Isn’t
PIRlo ratings and xStandings rank every Western Conference club at the season’s midpoint.
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MLS Power Rankings: Columbus Crew the East Beast, but FC Cincy a Fraud
A complete Eastern Conference ranking built from PIRlo player ratings and xStandings.
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Wrexham and Birmingham Go Up
Two promoted clubs enter the Championship through very different structures, strategies and trajectories.
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