Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey–and Even Iraq–Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World’s Most Popular Sport
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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 well-organized but robotic style?
These are questions every soccer aficionado has questioned. 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 regularly 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 well loved game.
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if you’re interested in sociology of sport you’ll delight in this book. some very appealing thoughts.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
My 14 yr ancient nephew who of course plays soccer & is interested in the
European teams … Soooo what a perfect book !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
…the authors run out of steam before the end. Some of the chapters – PKs, why England lose, and Guus Hiddink – are very excellent. The studies on the most soccer-mad country are tedious.
The admission that none of their work can clarify Brasil’s success is rather a huge hole and makes the entire book seem incompelete. Likewise it’s appealing to read that Jose Mourinho is probably the most successful manager in Europe. But why??? Don’t just toss that out and place us hanging!
Based upon the parts of this book that had already been published in the Financial Times, I really expected more than what’s here.
BTW the best soccer book ever is The Miracle of Castel di Sangro.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
I am glad I borrowed this book from the library rather than wasting excellent money on it.
Reading it one suffers a lot of “yes but that’s not reasonably right” moments.
The useful insights are sort of obvious and well known for instance the analysis of the transfer market.
The essential distortion in the book is the history of the name of the sport in Britain – page 158. Where they came up with their facts on this and why an editor let it go I cannot imagine.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
This book is required reading for anyone who calls them self a soccer fan. Granted a excellent majority of the book focuses on England and English football but there is still much to learn even if you’ve never seen an EPL match. Kuper and Szymanski’s insights on the changing scenery of international football and international economics make for an informative and thought provoking read. While I am still a fan of “going with your gut” when it comes to building decisions in sports this book has helped open my mind some more to the value of statistical analysis in sports. This book is equal parts Freakonomics, Moneyball, and primer for the 2010 World Cup. No matter if you’ve been following soccer all your life or if you’re completely new to the game there is something here for you. So much more than a sports book, Soccernomics will lend you a greater understanding of the world in which we live. Highly Recommended.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5