Soccernomics : Why England Loses, Why Spain, Germany, and Brazil Win, and Why the US, Japan, Australia, Turkey-and Even Iraq-Are Destined to Become th (REV EXP) 作者： Kuper, Simon / Szymanski, Stefan 出版社 : Nation Books 出版日期 : 2012/05 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9781568587011 BookWeb售价 : S$ 28.04 纪伊国屋KPC会员价 : S$ 22.44 库存资料 : 会从供应商进货。 通常在3周内递送。 语言 : English

 
    1 Driving with a Dashboard: In Search of       1  (10)
    New Truths About Soccer
  PART I The Clubs
      Racism, Stupidity, Bad Transfers, Capital
      Cities, the Mirage of the NFL, and What
      Actually Happened in That Penalty
      Shoot-Out in Moscow
    2 Gentlemen Prefer Blonds: How to Avoid        11 (36)
    Silly Mistakes in the Transfer Market
    3 The Worst Business in the World: Why         47 (24)
    Soccer Clubs Don't (and Shouldn't) Make
    Money
    4 Safer than the Bank of England: Why          71 (12)
    Soccer Clubs Almost Never Disappear
    5 Need Not Apply: Does English Soccer          83 (18)
    Discriminate Against Black People?
    6 Do Coaches Matter? The Cult of the White     101(20)
    Manager
    7 The Economist's Fear of the Penalty Kick:    121(22)
    Are Penalties Cosmically Unfair, or Only If
    You Are Nicolas Anelka?
    8 The Secret of Claude Makelele: How "Match    143(18)
    Data" Are Changing the Game on the Field
    9 The Suburban Newsagents: City Sizes and      161(24)
    Soccer Prizes
    10 Football Versus Football                    185(24)
  PART II The Fans
      Loyalty, Suicides, Happiness, and the
      Country with the Best Supporters
    11 The Country That Loves Soccer Most          209(24)
    12 Are Soccer Fans Polygamists? A Critique     233(20)
    of the Nick Hornby Model of Fandom
    13 A Fan's Suicide Notes: Do People Jump       253(14)
    Off Buildings When Their Teams Lose?
    14 Happiness: Why Hosting a World Cup Is       267(26)
    Good for You
  PART III Countries
      Rich and Poor, Tom Thumb, Guus Ghiddink,
      England, Spain, Saddam, and the Champions
      of the Future
    15 Why England Loses and Others Win            293(44)
    16 The Curse of Poverty: Why Poor Countries    337(20)
    Are Poor at Sports
    17 Tom Thumb: The Best Little Soccer           357(20)
    Country on Earth
    18 Made in Amsterdam: The Rise of Spain and    377(16)
    the Triumph of European Knowledge Networks
    19 Core to Periphery: The Future Map of        393(18)
    Global Soccer
Acknowledgments                                    411(2)
Notes                                              413(2)
Select Bibliography                                415(4)
Index                                              419