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

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Overview

Why do England lose? Why does Scotland suck? Why doesn’t America dominate the sport internationally...and why do the Germans play with such an efficient but robotic style?

These are questions every soccer aficionado has asked. Soccernomics answers them.

Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game works, Soccernomics reveals the often surprisingly counterintuitive truths about soccer. An essential guide for the 2010 World Cup, Soccernomics is a new way of looking at the world’s most popular game.

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Small book, big wallop! This econometric look at the world's most popular sport is worth the price and the effort it can take to plough through the numbers here to understand why some soccer clubs succeed where others fail as Parisian Kuper and Londoner Szymanski take an in-depth look at soccer and its impact on the nations where the sport is next to religion, as well as its smaller following in the United States. From an initial chapter on England's soccer misfortunes to a comparison between club soccer and the NFL, the authors use statistics to reveal truly fascinating insights into soccer, the men (mostly) who play it, and the behind-the-scenes business of soccer—although the authors conclude soccer is not big business. In fact, they call soccer "the worst business in the world." Although necessarily tied down by the numbers game, the text is fast paced and often humorous, with a strong air of sarcasm that will delight readers. VERDICT Enthusiastically recommended to all soccer fans, general and specialized, as well as those thinking of becoming one.—Boyd Childress, Auburn Univ. Lib., AL

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781568584256
  • Publisher: Avalon Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 10/27/2009
  • Edition description: Original
  • Pages: 336
  • Sales rank: 88,926
  • Product dimensions: 5.46 (w) x 8.26 (h) x 0.91 (d)

Meet the Author

Simon Kuper is one of the world’s leading writers on soccer. His book Soccer Against the Enemy won the William Hill Prize for sports book of the year in Britain. He writes a weekly sports column in the Financial Times. He lives in Paris.

Stefan Szymanski is professor of economics and MBA Dean at Cass Business School in London. Tim Harford has called him "one of the world’s leading sports economists.” Szymanski lives in London.

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  • Anonymous

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    Very informative!

    This book does an incredible job of blending the popularity of soccer with the nerdy aspects of it. The authors are not afraid to get down to the nitty-gritty numbers which support their views. Furthermore, the authors superbly illustrate the true global reach of soccer, as well as the fierce devotion displayed by its fans. The book also features an entire chapter called "Football Versus Football" which addresses that neverending debate. Overall, the book is extremely interesting and I highly recommend it for anybody interested in the minutia of soccer or just soccer in general.

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  • Posted October 14, 2010

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    Eye-opening and intriguing

    I've only read the first chapter of this eye-opening book ("Why England Loses and Others Win") and have to say it's a blast. If you enjoyed Freakonomics and Moneyball (and you care about soccer) you'll enjoy Soccernomics -- it's those two books (with soccer, of course, substituting for baseball) blended into one. Quite intriguing.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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    I love this book.

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  • Posted January 12, 2010

    its a lie

    first of all im italian and its all wrong. it should be why italy and brazil france and argentina win and that slovakia holland germany are destined to be world champions too.

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