Soccernomics 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
Book - 2018
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- Published
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New York :
Nation Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC
[2018]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- 2018 World Cup edition
- Item Description
- Previous edition title: 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.
- Physical Description
- 495 pages ; 21 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781568587516
9781568584256
9781568587011
9781568584812
- 1. 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.
- 2. Gentlemen Prefer Blonds: How to Avoid Silly Mistakes in the Transfer Market
- 3. The Worst Business in the World: Why Soccer Clubs Haven't Made Money
- 4. Safer than the Bank of England: Why Soccer Clubs Almost Never Disappear
- 5. Crooked Business: Soccer's Corruption and the History of Tech
- 6. A Decent Business at Last? Be Careful What You Wish For
- 7. Need Not Apply: Does Soccer Discriminate Against Black People?
- 8. Do Coaches Matter? The Cult of the White Manager
- 9. The Secret of Claude Makelele: How "Match Data" Are Changing the Game on the Field
- 10. The Economist's Fear of the Penalty Kick: Are Penalties Cosmically Unfair, or Only If You Are Nicolas Anelka?
- 11. The Suburban Newsagents: City Sizes and Soccer Prizes
- Part II. The Fans
- Loyalty, Suicides, and Happiness
- 12. A Fan's Suicide Notes: Do People Jump Off Buildings When Their Teams Lose?
- 13. Happiness: Why Hosting a World Cup Is Good for You
- 14. Football versus Football: A Tale of Two Empires
- 15. 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
- 16. The Curse of Poverty: Why Poor Countries Are Poor at Sports
- 17. Why England Loses and Other Europeans Win: Beaten by a Dishwasher
- 18. Made in Amsterdam: The Rise of Spain and the Triumph of European Knowledge Networks
- 19. Tom Thumb: The Best Little Soccer Country on Earth
- 20. Core to Periphery: The Future Map of Global Soccer
- 21. The Future: The Best of Times-and the Smartphone
- Acknowledgments
- Notes from the Authors
- Select Bibliography
- Index