Soccernomics
Subtitle: why England loses ; why Germany, Spain, and France win ; and why one day Japan, Iraq, and the United States will become kings of the world's most popular sport
By: Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski
Contributors: Szymanski, Stefan, 1960- author
Edition: 2018 World Cup edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 495
ISBN-13: 9781568587516
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Social aspects; Soccer
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Driving with a dashboard: In search of new truths about soccer; title: Part 1. The clubs: Racism, stupidity, bad transfers, capital cities, the Leicester fairy tale and what actually happened in that penalty shoot-out in Moscow; title: 2. Gentlemen prefer blonds: How to avoid silly mistakes in the transfer market; title: 3. The worst business in the world: Why soccer clubs haven't made money; title: 4. Safer than the Bank of England: Why soccer clubs almost never disappear; title: 5. Crooked business: Soccer's corruption and the history of tech; title: 6. A decent business at last? Be careful what you wish for; title: 7. Need not apply: Does soccer discriminate against black people?; title: 8. Do coaches matter? The cult of the white manager; title: 9. The secret of Claude Makelele: How "Match Data" are changing the game on the field; title: 10. The economist's fear of the penalty kick: Are penalties cosmically unfair, or only if you are Nicolas Anelka?; title: 11. The suburban newsagents: City sizes and soccer prizes; title: Part 2. The fans: Loyalty, suicides, and happiness; title: 12. A fan's suicide notes: Do people jump off buildings when their teams lose?; title: 13. Happiness: Why hosting a World Cup is good for you; title: 14. Football versus football: A tale of two empires; title: 15. Are soccer fans polygamists? A critique of the Nick Hornby model of fandom; title: Part 3. Countries: Rich and poor, Tom Thumb, England, Spain, Palestine, and the champions of the future; title: 16. The curse of poverty: Why poor countries are poor at sports; title: 17. Why England loses and other Europeans win: Beaten by a dishwasher; title: 18. Made in Amsterdam: The rise of Spain and the triumph of European knowledge networks; title: 19. Tom Thumb: The best little soccer country on earth; title: 20. Core to periphery: The future map of global soccer; title: 21. The future: The best of times; title: and the Smartphone.