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Football's data revolution has only just begun. The arrival of advanced metrics and detailed analysis is already reshaping the modern game. We can now fully assess player performance, analyse the role of luck and measure what really leads to victory. Now the race is on between football's wealthiest clubs and a group of outsiders, nerds and rule-breakers, who are turning the game on its head with their staggering innovations.

The United States Football League was the last football league to not merely challenge the mighty NFL but also to cause it to collectively shudder. It spanned three seasons, featured as many as 18 teams, secured multiple television deals, drew millions of fans, and launched the careers of legends - but then it died beneath the weight of a particularly egotistical and bombastic owner, a New York businessman named Donald Trump. Jeff Pearlman draws on more than 400 interviews to unearth all the salty, untold stories of one of the craziest sports entities to have ever captivated America.

Whenever you have a big shift in your life, it's a critical time to pause and assess what you've learned and which lessons and skills you're going to take forward into the next part of your roadmap. For Marc, as someone who trained and developed college athletes for 14 years and who now coaches business professionals, he also thought about which of those lessons would be helpful to others. Since he's recently experienced a big life shift, the timing is pretty perfect to share what he's learned.