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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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Sports Non-Fiction Business History Science

by Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski

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3.91 (10.6K ratings)
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description 328 pages

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 by Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski holds a well received rating of 3.91 out of 5, based on 10.6K reader ratings. First published in 2009. The book spans 328 pages.

About 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

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 efficient but robotic style?These are questions every soccer aficionado has asked. 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 often surprisingly counter-intuitive truths about soccer.

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Author Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski
Published 2009
Pages 328
Genres Sports, Non-Fiction, Business, History, Science
Average Rating 3.91 / 5.00
Total Ratings 10,577

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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 was written by Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski. It was first published in 2009.

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