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The Kansas Brain Behind World Cup Stats
From Kansas to the global soccer stage, Paul Carr is the unsung hero behind the wild stats and historical gems you hear on FOX Sports during the World Cup. With his small team, he’s spent over a year scouring data, interviewing journalists worldwide, and weaving obscure facts into every broadcast—like Folarin Balogun’s rare World Cup feat echoing a century-old match. Once a local radio play-by-play voice in Topeka, Carr now powers elite sports outlets like The Ringer and The Athletic, blending his broadcast roots with deep historical research. He’s built a thriving career in sports data from…
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