Comments on: NCBI ROFL: World Cup Week: World cup soccer players tend to be born with sun and moon in adjacent zodiacal signs. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/06/30/ncbi-rofl-world-cup-week-world-cup-soccer-players-tend-to-be-born-with-sun-and-moon-in-adjacent-zodiacal-signs/ Sat, 11 May 2013 22:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Irvin Beyt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/06/30/ncbi-rofl-world-cup-week-world-cup-soccer-players-tend-to-be-born-with-sun-and-moon-in-adjacent-zodiacal-signs/#comment-22328 Irvin Beyt Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:29:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=10655#comment-22328 Manchester United rules! What's your favorite football team? <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/my_footballteam" rel="nofollow">http://apps.facebook.com/my_footballteam</A> Manchester United rules! What’s your favorite football team? http://apps.facebook.com/my_footballteam

]]> By: kirk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/06/30/ncbi-rofl-world-cup-week-world-cup-soccer-players-tend-to-be-born-with-sun-and-moon-in-adjacent-zodiacal-signs/#comment-22327 kirk Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:29:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=10655#comment-22327 I believe without proof that the absolute worse soccer players are also born during this period. Further, no one born in this period has released a rock-n-roll album that I personally ranked as one of my favorite of all time. I believe without proof that the absolute worse soccer players are also born during this period. Further, no one born in this period has released a rock-n-roll album that I personally ranked as one of my favorite of all time.

]]> By: FatDude http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/06/30/ncbi-rofl-world-cup-week-world-cup-soccer-players-tend-to-be-born-with-sun-and-moon-in-adjacent-zodiacal-signs/#comment-22326 FatDude Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:46:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=10655#comment-22326 Yo, there was a part in Super Freakonomics when they talked about when British soccer players were born. Turns out they all have extremely similar birthdays due to when the cut off dates are for youth soccer. So the kids who are "older" for their age (say, closer to their next birthday) have an advantage over the kids who are "younger" for their age. And this little tiny effect is profound later in life. Either that or superstition wins this round. Yo, there was a part in Super Freakonomics when they talked about when British soccer players were born. Turns out they all have extremely similar birthdays due to when the cut off dates are for youth soccer. So the kids who are “older” for their age (say, closer to their next birthday) have an advantage over the kids who are “younger” for their age. And this little tiny effect is profound later in life.

Either that or superstition wins this round.

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