Soccernomics : why European men and American women win and billionaire owners are destined to lose / Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski.

Soccernomics : why European men and American women win and billionaire owners are destined to lose /

"Soccernomics is written with an economist's brain and a soccer writer's skill, and it applies high-powered analytical tools to everyday soccer topics, looking at data and revealing counterintuitive truths about the world's most loved game. It all adds up to a revolutionary new w...

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Main Authors: Kuper, Simon (Author), Szymanski, Stefan, 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bold Type Books, 2022.
Edition:2022 World Cup edition.
Subjects:
Soccer > Social aspects.
Soccer > Economic aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Driving with a dashboard: in search of new truths about soccer
  • Part I: the clubs--Racism, stupidity, bad transfers, capital cities, the Leicester fairy tale, and what actually happened in that penalty shoot-out in Moscow
  • Gentlemen prefer blonds: how to avoid silly mistakes in the transfer market
  • The worst business in the world: why soccer clubs haven't made money
  • Safer than the bank of England: why soccer clubs almost never disappear
  • A decent business at last? be careful what you wish for
  • Super league: why rich people don't always get what they want
  • Unbanned: the case for reparations for women's soccer
  • Need not apply: does soccer discriminate against black people?
  • Do coaches matter? the cult of the white manager
  • Isaac Newton, Liverpool, and the moneyball of soccer: have data analytics transformed the game?
  • The economist's fear of the penalty kick: are penalties cosmically unfair, or only if you are Nicolas Anelka?
  • The suburban newsagents: city sizes and soccer prizes
  • Part II: the fans--Loyalty, suicides, and happiness
  • A fan's suicide notes: do people jump off buildings when their teams lose?
  • Happiness: why hosting a World Cup Is good for you
  • Football versus football: a tale of two empires
  • Are soccer fans polygamists? a critique of the Nick Hornby model of fandom
  • Part III: countries--Rich and poor, Tom Thumb, England, Spain, Palestine, and the champions of the future
  • The curse of poverty: why poor countries are poor at sports
  • Core beats periphery: why little Western Europe rules international soccer
  • Why England still loses--but nowadays only just
  • Tom Thumb: the best little soccer country on earth
  • The future: the best of times--and the streaming service.

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