Soccernomics
Subtitle: 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
By: by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski.
Contributors: Szymanski, Stefan, 1960-
Publisher: Nation Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781568584256
Subjects: Soccer -- Social aspects
Description: Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game of soccer works, "Soccernomics" reveals the often surprisingly counterintuitive truths about the world's most popular game. An essential guide for the 2010 World Cup.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.