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How is goal differential calculated in soccer?

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How is goal differential calculated in soccer?

Alright folks, let's dive into the wild world of soccer math! Goal differential, or as I like to call it, the "who's got the bigger boot" score, is super simple. We take the number of goals a team scores, and from that, subtract the number of goals they've had scored against them. Just like how my mom calculates how much I owe her from all the times she's bailed me out. So, in a nutshell, the bigger the goal differential, the more a team has been crushing it on the pitch!

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