Soccernomics: why England loses, why Germany and Brazil win, and why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey and even India are destined to become the kings of the world's most popular sport

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1. Driving with a Dashboard: In Search of New Truths About Soccer; PART I: THE CLUBS; 2. Gentlemen Prefer Blonds: How to Avoid Silly Mistakes in the Transfer Market; 3. The Worst Business in the World: Why Soccer Clubs Don't (and Shouldn't) Make Money; 4. Safer Than the Bank of England: Why Soccer Clubs Almost Never Disappear; 5. In Praise of Sugar Daddies: Why ""Financial Fair Play"" Is Bad for Soccer; 6. Need Not Apply: Does English Soccer Discriminate Against Black People?; 7. Do Coaches Matter? The Cult of the White Manager.;The 2014 World Cup Edition of the book that ""[does] for soccer what Moneyball did for baseball.""--New York Times]]> 1. Driving with a Dashboard: In Search of New Truths About Soccer PART I: THE CLUBS 2. Gentlemen Prefer Blonds: How to Avoid Silly Mistakes in the Transfer Market 3. The Worst Business in the World: Why Soccer Clubs Don't (and Shouldn't) Make Money 4. Safer Than the Bank of England: Why Soccer Clubs Almost Never Disappear 5. In Praise of Sugar Daddies: Why ""Financial Fair Play"" Is Bad for Soccer 6. Need Not Apply: Does English Soccer Discriminate Against Black People? 7. Do Coaches Matter? The Cult of the White Manager. 8. The Economist's Fear of the Penalty Kick: Are Penalties Cosmically Unfair or Only If You Are Nicolas Anelka?9. The Secret of Claude Makelele: How ""Match Data"" Are Changing the Game on the Field 10. The Suburban Newsagents: City Sizes and Soccer Prizes 11. Football Versus Football PART II: THE FANS 12. The Country That Loves Soccer Most 13. Are Soccer Fans Polygamists? A Critique of the Nick Hornby Model of Fandom 14. A Fan's Suicide Notes: Do People Jump Off Buildings When Their Teams Lose? 15. Happiness: Why Hosting a World Cup Is Good for You PART III: COUNTRIES. 16. Why England Loses and Others Win17. The Curse of Poverty: Why Poor Countries Are Poor at Sports 18. Tom Thumb: The Best Little Soccer Country on Earth 19. Made in Amsterdam: The Rise of Spain and the Triumph of European Knowledge Networks 20. Core to Periphery: The Future Map of Global Soccer Afterword: The Best of Times Acknowledgments Note from the Authors Select Bibliography Index.