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June 2nd, 2014
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Will unheralded physicist change the way football clubs buy and sell players?

By John Sinnott

It was a side that thrilled the English Premier League.

From the glut of goals provided by Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, to the speed of Raheem Sterling and the guile of Philippe Coutinho, as well as the deployment of Steven Gerrard as football's answer to the quarterback, Liverpool's re-emergence last season was the arguably the biggest surprise in the race for the title.

If Liverpool ultimately fell short in finishing second, some compensation came in the form of player awards for Suarez and a manager of the year award for Brendan Rodgers.

But one man’s name was never mentioned in despatches in discussions as to why a team that had finished seventh the previous season gave eventual winners Manchester City the fright of their lives.

That man was Ian Graham, a Cambridge graduate, who holds a PhD in theoretical physics. FULL POST