Soccernomics
- 448
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Soccernomics” applies economics and statistics to football with real curiosity, and rewards fans who enjoy numbers. Simon Kuper’s World Cup edition adds a look at how clubs might turn a profit, and why that may not be desirable. Readers keen on trivia may relish analyses such as penalty kicks seen through game theory; others find the useful material buried under dry accounts of method, or spot gaps in the reasoning.
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About the book
The San Francisco Chronicle describes it as “the most intelligent book ever written about soccer.” This World Cup edition features new material, including a provocative examination of how soccer clubs might actually start making profits, why that's undesirable, and how soccer's never had it so good.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 65 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.6 | 5 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 60 | 92% |
