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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 Worlds Most Popular Sport
Soccernomics Why England Loses Why Germany and Brazil Win and Why the US Japan Australia Turkey -- and Even Iraq -- Are Destined to Become the Kings of the Worlds Most Popular Sport Author:Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski 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 busin... more »ess to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game works, Soccernomics reveals the often 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 popular game.« less