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BaM! "Soccernomics" Review

Eric M. Ruiz wrote 1 week ago: Somewhere between “Moneyball” and “Freakonomics” lies Simon Kuper’s “Soccernomics”. A brilliant and … more →

Tags: Soccer, Football, simon kuper, freakonomics, Billy Beane, moneyball

Moneyball and football – a flawed premise

João André wrote 1 month ago: There are several moments in Moneyball, the film which documents the rise of the Oakland A’s, when B … more →

Tags: Reflections, moneyball, Liverpool, Football finances

North Korea and Football (soccer)

MOUonekorea wrote 4 months ago: There is no sport that shakes this planet as hard as football does, according to numerous psychologi … more →

Tags: Articles, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Soccer, dana cho, Jong Tae-Se, Germany, World Cup

Juan Agudelo and LFC's Global Branding Initiative

kkoczwara wrote 5 months ago: By Kevin Koczwara Club soccer is ruled by money. Manchester City looks like it’s on its way to … more →

Tags: Ramblings and rants, Liverpool, Manchester United, Celtic, Chelsea, Manchester City, Premier League, Real Madrid, New York Red Bulls

Stats! Stats! Stats!

Werner Nelson wrote 9 months ago: Image via Wikipedia Ever since I was young, I noticed something that usually becomes apparent at a o … more →

Tags: Sports, Sports, Soccer, statistics, moneyball, Billy Beane, Baseball, simon kuper, mathematics

Soccernomics and Football in the Philippines

Mika wrote 10 months ago: On the plane ride to Kuala Lumpur, I was finally able to finish “Soccernomics”, written … more →

Tags: Nuggets, Football 2

Soccernomics (and football in the Philippines)

Mika wrote 10 months ago: On the plane ride to Kuala Lumpur, I was finally able to finish “Soccernomics”, written … more →

Tags: Books

The Scouser Report: Soccernomics, Moneyball and Liverpool’s Transfer Policy

Daniel Doran wrote 10 months ago: What do a British author, an economics professor and the Oakland Athletics baseball team have in com … more →

Tags: English Football, LFC, moneyball

Wedontknowitasfootball's bookshelf part II. Soccernomics

dennisseese wrote 11 months ago: The seismic impact of Bill James’ instigation of the sabermetric revolution against Major Leag … more →

Tags: History of the Game, Soccer Reads

How Soccernomics explains England 2-2 Switzerland

Tom Goulding wrote 11 months ago: Given I had just read and reviewed Soccernomics: Why England Lose by Simon Kuper and Stefan Syzmansk … more →

Tags: Football, Fabio Capello, England, lol england

Book Review: On Soccernomics1 comment

Tom Goulding wrote 12 months ago: Soccernomics: Why England Lose and Other Curious Phenomena Explained, co-written by journalist Simon … more →

Tags: Football, Book Review, Book, simon kuper, Stefan Szymanski

Stat Attack

macdaraferris wrote 1 year ago: Published in Hoops Scene (Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United, 20 May 2011) “Figures often beguile me, … more →

Tags: Shamrock Rovers Programme General Articles, The Book Club, Shamrock Rovers, moneyball, Michael Lewis, Why England Lose, simon kuper, Stefan Szymanski, penalties

In Search of a Soccer Team1 comment

acohen843 wrote 1 year ago: I love soccer! My initial enticement began as I taught English as a Second Language. Soccer became t … more →

Tags: Soccer, Football, New England Revolution, Brad Friedel, Thinking Outside the Box, Kabul Girls Soccer Club, Africa United, soccer against the enemy, The Beautiful Game

Diez mandamientos del negocio del fútbol

faltacontraelbalon wrote 1 year ago: En 2003, unos días antes de que jugara la final de ascenso contra Pumas de Casanare, compré 300 mil … more →

Tags: Economía

Football Managers

basicfootball wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a list of names and some of their achievements. See what they all have in common. Frank … more →

Tags: Managers, McClaren, Rijkaard

La eterna juventud del Milán

faltacontraelbalon wrote 1 year ago: El Milán es un equipo de viejos que se refuerza con viejos. Sus flamantes adquisiciones de invierno … more →

Tags: Europa, Arsenal, MiLan

"It is a very good market place for players."- Billy Davies, Nottingham Forest1 comment

bpmangan wrote 1 year ago: In the book Soccernomics Kuper and Syzmanski (I don’t have the book in front of me so I’ … more →

Tags: USMNT, Billy Davies, Nottingham Forest, epl, Robbie Findley, Market inefficiencies, Stuart Holden

Top Books of 20103 comments

Josh wrote 1 year ago: Along with music, books is my other love that I don’t have enough money to give to. What makes … more →

Tags: Adoption, biblical manhood, Book Review, church, Gospel, Homeschool, leadership, Pastor, Theology

Can statistics revive Liverpool like Red Sox?

stereotypeflawedgenius wrote 1 year ago: Can learnings from baseball stats be applied to football? The revelations around the purchase of Liv … more →

Tags: Sports Business, Soccer, Sports marketing, football business, Soccer Business, Liverpool Statistics, liverpool player statistics, soccer sabermetrics


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