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Soccernomics : why England loses, why Germany and Brazil win, and why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey and even India are destined to become the kings of the world's most popular sport / Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kuper, Simon, author.
- Szymanski, Stefan, 1960- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soccer--Social aspects.
- Soccer.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (465 p.)
- Edition:
- World Cup edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Nation Books, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The 2014 World Cup Edition of the book that ""[does] for soccer what Moneyball did for baseball.""-New York Times]]>
- Contents:
- Contents; 1. Driving with a Dashboard: In Search of New Truths About Soccer; PART I: THE CLUBS; 2. Gentlemen Prefer Blonds: How to Avoid Silly Mistakes in the Transfer Market; 3. The Worst Business in the World: Why Soccer Clubs Don't (and Shouldn't) Make Money; 4. Safer Than the Bank of England: Why Soccer Clubs Almost Never Disappear; 5. In Praise of Sugar Daddies: Why ""Financial Fair Play"" Is Bad for Soccer; 6. Need Not Apply: Does English Soccer Discriminate Against Black People?; 7. Do Coaches Matter? The Cult of the White Manager
- 8. The Economist's Fear of the Penalty Kick: Are Penalties Cosmically Unfair or Only If You Are Nicolas Anelka?9. The Secret of Claude Makelele: How ""Match Data"" Are Changing the Game on the Field; 10. The Suburban Newsagents: City Sizes and Soccer Prizes; 11. Football Versus Football; PART II: THE FANS; 12. The Country That Loves Soccer Most; 13. Are Soccer Fans Polygamists? A Critique of the Nick Hornby Model of Fandom; 14. A Fan's Suicide Notes: Do People Jump Off Buildings When Their Teams Lose?; 15. Happiness: Why Hosting a World Cup Is Good for You; PART III: COUNTRIES
- 16. Why England Loses and Others Win17. The Curse of Poverty: Why Poor Countries Are Poor at Sports; 18. Tom Thumb: The Best Little Soccer Country on Earth; 19. Made in Amsterdam: The Rise of Spain and the Triumph of European Knowledge Networks; 20. Core to Periphery: The Future Map of Global Soccer; Afterword: The Best of Times; Acknowledgments; Note from the Authors; Select Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- "New York times bestseller"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-56858-480-6
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