Knowingo

At a glance

Author
Simon Kuper
Reading time
10 hours

Contents

  1. 1: Driving with a Dashboard: In Search of New Truths About Soccer
  2. PART I: The Clubs
  3. 2: Gentlemen Prefer Blonds: How to Avoid Silly Mistakes in the Transfer Market
  4. 3: The Worst Business in the World: Why Soccer Clubs Don’t (and Shouldn’t) Make Money
  5. 4: Safer Than the Bank of England: Why Soccer Clubs Almost Never Disappear
  6. 5: In Praise of Sugar Daddies: Why “Financial Fair Play” Is Bad for Soccer
  7. 6: Need Not Apply: Does English Soccer Discriminate Against Black People?
  8. 7: Do Coaches Matter? The Cult of the White Manager
  9. 8: The Economist’s Fear of the Penalty Kick: Are Penalties Cosmically Unfair, or Only If You Are Nicolas Anelka?
  10. 9: The Secret of Claude Makelele: How “Match Data” Are Changing the Game on the Field
  11. 10: The Suburban Newsagents: City Sizes and Soccer Prizes
  12. 11: Football Versus Football
  13. PART II: The Fans
  14. 12: The Country That Loves Soccer Most
  15. 13: Are Soccer Fans Polygamists? A Critique of the Nick Hornby Model of Fandom
  16. 14: A Fan’s Suicide Notes: Do People Jump Off Buildings When Their Teams Lose?
  17. 15: Happiness: Why Hosting a World Cup Is Good for You
  18. PART III: Countries
  19. 16: Why England Loses and Others Win
  20. 17: The Curse of Poverty: Why Poor Countries Are Poor at Sports
  21. 18: Tom Thumb: The Best Little Soccer Country on Earth
  22. 19: Made in Amsterdam: The Rise of Spain and the Triumph of European Knowledge Networks
  23. 20: Core to Periphery: The Future Map of Global Soccer
  24. 21: Afterword: The Best of Times

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