“How Was the Match?”: Semantic similarity between electronic media commentary and work domain analysis key phrases

Abstract

Football player’s performance can be measured in an objective way (e. g. Goals scored, assists, interceptions), this being seldom a method to compare and rank the best players by categories. Over years of study, many other factors that can influence the players performance were discovered and studied, considering not only objective factors, but also subjective factors. Match commentary from different sources (e.g., social and formal media) also plays an important role on a more subjective performance assessment. By using semantic similarity analysis, this study aims to contribute to the understanding of the concepts that are used in this commentaries, notably to each extend key phrases associated to match processes are used in commentaries published in social and formal media.