Soccernomics (World Cup Edition) Why France and Germany Win, Why England is Starting to and Why the Rest of the World Loses
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Simon Kuper's first book, Football Against the Enemy, won the 1994 William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize and is widely acknowledged as one of football's seminal books. Simon writes a weekly sports column in the Financial Times and has previously written football columns for The Times and the Observer.
Stefan Szymanski is Professor of Economics and MBA Dean at Cass Business School in London. Stefan has a global reputation and has acted as a consultant to government and to major sports organisations such as the FIA (motor sport), UEFA (football) and the ICC (cricket).
‘Magnificent… Freakonomics for football’ – Guardian
Football truly is the world’s favourite game, followed in over 200 countries by hundreds of millions of people pouring their hearts and souls into supporting their chosen team every week.
But behind the passion are questions that all true football aficionados want answered: has football spending spun out of control? How much do managers matter? Is hosting a World Cup a poisoned chalice?
Fully revised and updated ahead of the 2022 World Cup, Soccernomics is the revolutionary guide from an economist and a sports writer who answer all these questions and more.
• Football's answer to Freakonomics and The Undercover Economist. Soccernomics applies the compelling techniques and tone of such hugely popular books to all manner of everyday football topics
• Fully updated to include the analysis of match and club data, the rise of Spain and in-depth look at club finances.
• Publication to coincide with the run-up to the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar.
• Simon Kuper's Football Against the Enemy won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize in 1994 and is still selling 14 years later. Stefan Szymanski has served as the Professor of Economics and MBA Dean at Cass Business School and is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading sports economists.
Competition: Inverting the Pyramid;No Hunger in Paradise;1312;Football Hackers;Barça;The Expected Goals Philosophy;Zonal Marking;The Mixer;Done Deal. by;Jonathan Wilson;Michael Calvin;James Montague;Christoph Biermann;James Tippett;Michael Cox;Daniel Geey
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Simon Kuper's first book, Football Against the Enemy, won the 1994 William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize and is widely acknowledged as one of football's seminal books. Simon writes a weekly sports column in the Financial Times and has previously written football columns for The Times and the Observer.
Stefan Szymanski is Professor of Economics and MBA Dean at Cass Business School in London. Stefan has a global reputation and has acted as a consultant to government and to major sports organisations such as the FIA (motor sport), UEFA (football) and the ICC (cricket).