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There are some factors that might aid a team in performing better, but skill and luck still make these factors inconclusively viable

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Kicking tests show that the Telstar 18 followed a straighter in air path

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The new ball displays less of a knuckleball effect making it zigzag wildly in flight.

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The element of surprise can aid in playing. Research has shown high creativity in the last two actions before the shot on goal proved the best predictor for game success.

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Iain Greenless a sports psychologist says, "a good team wearing white, blue or green should still outperform an average team wearing red."

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Some colors contrast better on a green field, and passes are easier to make

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The color of the jersey has nothing to do with it as the defending champions have white jerseys and Brazil, with the most world cup titles, sport yellow ones.

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Already this year's ball has been criticized by goalkeepers as being too flighty and too hard to grip

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Eric Goff a physics professor says, "it could be good for goalies as the kicked ball will reach goals a lot slower"

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A team's uniform has been shown to give an edge; humans have evolved to associate red with danger, like the color of blood or with aggression.

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The Telstar 18 experiences more "drag" and travels 8-10% less distance compared to the last ball.

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There are many scientific and psychological factors that affect performance on the field.

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There are still impacts today from the oil spill

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“The sound is thriving environmentally and we’ve had a very solid, complete recovery,” said Richard Keil, a spokesman for Exxon Mobil. - may/not be considered an "expert" or someone who should "know his stuff"

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The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, a state-federal group set up to oversee the revival of Prince William Sound, considers the pink and sockeye salmon to be recovered, as well as the bald eagles and harbor seals.

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“The evidence is pretty compelling that it was a spill-related effect on those two groups of killer whales,” said federal marine biologist Shigenaka.

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He added, “We were like, ‘No!’ It was just the start of a nightmare.”

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Sea otters have had a rough time. Thousands died in the months following the spill, and the population has struggled to recover in the 25 years since.

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The other numbered 22 killer whales at the time of the spill and is down to just seven

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“I think the big surprise for all of us who have worked on this thing for the last 25 years has been the continued presence of relatively fresh oil,” said Gary Shigenaka, a marine biologist

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“A lot of people got real hurt. I know a lot of guys committed suicide and all that stuff. I got divorced, had an ulcer. It was rough,” said Wills, who now runs a bookshop and cafe in Homer, Alaska.

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“No other (fish) stock in Alaska crashed in 1993, so that’s indirect evidence it is spill-related,” said Jeep Rice, who studied the spill for more than two decades as a federal scientist.

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Rick Steiner, an oceans activist and former professor at the University of Alaska, said the “spill is not over. The damage persists in quite remarkable ways.”

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Oil spill in Alaska is still having impacts (causing pain) today, 25 years later