‘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.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008559625
Number of pages: 544
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 34 mm
Weight: 350 g
Language: English
Football Against The Enemy
The Ball is Round
How Not to Be a Professional Footballer
Fear and Loathing in La Liga
Celtic On This Day
Scotland '74
Manchester United: The Biography
Behind the Curtain
Provided You Don’t Kiss Me
The Football Man
Invincible
Fever Pitch
Pele: The Autobiography
Having watched some of the World Cup with my colleagues, I realised how little I know about football. I had downloaded this ebook some time ago and decided now was the time to read it and I've really enjoyed it.... More
The worst value footballer is a blond Brazilian just after the World Cup ends. As eye-opening and innovative as its inspiration Freakonomics, this is jam-packed with counter-intuition and radical ideas to challenge... More
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