September 26, 2025 — Hamburg, Germany.
For years, they were the quiet constants behind the European League of Football’s polished image — the trio who made every stat, every scoreboard, every broadcast graphic possible.
Then, just like that, they were gone.
Nils Rosjat (Head of Statistics), Andreas Tholen (Data Management), and Martin Harder (Statistics Data Engineer) resigned from their posts inside the ELF’s central statistics department, citing “fundamental differences” with the league’s management and direction.
And yet, what really made heads turn was the final line of their joint statement:
We won’t step away from football … and there are exciting projects ahead.
When the Numbers Start Walking
On paper, this looked like a staff shuffle.
In reality, it was a systemic warning.
Because when the people who count the plays and track the truth decide to leave — and hint they might resurface somewhere else — you’re not losing employees, you’re losing credibility.
The ELF had already been facing tension from within its franchises, legal clouds around the EFA breakaway, and growing doubts about governance.
Now even its data integrity — the thing that separates a league from a livestream — seemed ready to defect.
When your statisticians start migrating, your numbers stop adding up.
The Quiet Power Shift
Insiders immediately speculated the trio would soon reappear under the EFA umbrella, lending their expertise to the new franchise-driven model for the 2026 season.
If true, that would be symbolic — the backbone of the ELF’s analytical credibility walking straight into the arms of its breakaway rival.
For the ELF, it was another invisible but devastating blow.
For the EFA, it was quiet confirmation that competence was crossing over — not out of loyalty, but out of principle.
September 26, 2025 — The day the numbers left the league, and followed the logic.
