Back in the day, we had to rely on half-heard chatter and secondhand gossip to...

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Back in the day, we had to rely on half-heard chatter and secondhand gossip to size up players. Now I fire up an app, check the stats, and watch key moments in a snap—makes arguing with mates over that offside call way more solid and way less guesswork.