Soccer men: profiles of the rogues, geniuses, and neurotics who dominate the world's most popular sport

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Simon Kuper pioneered a new way of looking at soccer, the world's most popular game, through his witty and meticulous use of data. In this updated edition, Kuper profiles Hope Solo, Raymond Domenech, Andrea Agnelli, Robin van Persie, Carlo Ancelotti, and many more.;Ordinary men and craftsmen -- The players. Bert Trautmann and Helmut Klopfleisch ; Johan Cruijff ; Bruce Grobbelaar ; Edgar Davids ; Rivaldo ; Ruud Gullit ; Lothar Matthäus, the tabloid reader ; Jari Litmanen ; Juan Sebastián Verón ; Ruud van Nistelrooy ; Michael Ballack ; Rio Ferdinand ; Roberto Carlos ; Zinedine Zidane ; Dennis Bergkamp ; Clarence Seedorf ; Freddy Adu ; Johnny Rep and Bernd Hölzenbein ; Michael Essien ; Fabio Cannavaro ; Dirk Kuyt ; Romario ; Gennaro Gattuso ; Zlatan Ibrahimovic ; Paolo Maldini ; Fernando Torres ; Florent Malouda ; Michael Owen ; Kaká ; Cesc Fabregas ; Nicolas Anelka ; Didier Drogba ; Franck Ribéry ; Michael Ballack, Ronaldo, Andriy Shevchenko, and Francesco Totti ; Xavi ; Johan Cruijff ; Andrés Iniesta ; Eric Cantona ; Thierry Henry ; Lionel Messi ; David Beckham ; Wayne Rooney ; Frank Lampard ; The autobiographies of Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, and Wayne Rooney ; Edwin van der Sar ; Robert Enke ; Robin van Persie and Rafael van der Vaart ; Hope Solo ; Zlatan Ibrahimovic ; Lionel Messi ; George Best ; Eusébio -- Manager and general managers. Glenn Hoddle and Tony Blair ; Daniel Passarella ; Arsène Wenger ; Guus Hiddink ; Sven-Göran Eriksson ; José Mourinho ; Glenn Hoddle ; Diego Maradona ; Josep Guardiola ; José Mourinho ; Arsène Wenger ; José Mourinho and Louis van Gaal ; Fabio Capello ; Diego Maradona ; Malcolm Allison ; Jorge Valdano ; Billy Beane ; Alex Ferguson ; Raymond Domenech ; Arsène Wenger ; Josep Guardiola ; Alex Ferguson ; Carlo Ancelotti -- Some other soccer men. Anthony Minghella ; Jacques Herzog ; Franz Beckenbauer ; Mike Forde ; Ignacio Palacios-Huerta ; Johan Cruijff ; Andrea Agnelli.