Blogs about: Stefan Szymanski
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The More They Spend, The More They Will Win
“In the EPL: No Money, No Chance” – Wall Street Journal, 08-13-2010 It should come as no surprise to even the casual English Premier League fan that the more a club is willing to spe… more →
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Football fan Percy Zvomuya makes sense of the ascension of Pope Francis
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wrote 2 months ago: Post by Percy Zvomuya As Pope Francis supports San Lorenzo (nickname Los Santos), a team in Argentin … more →
Why the dream league will one day be reality
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wrote 2 months ago: Hoax, reality, or something even weirder? The Dream football league has caused more than a bit of ex … more →
Qatar, the World Cup, and Arab Nationalism
wrote 2 months ago: I have heard quite a bit about Arab Nationalism while studying political science in Jordan. The heyd … more →
My 2012 reading list
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wrote 4 months ago: At the beginning of the year I set as a personal objective to read at least 15 books. This will be a … more →
Big Question Show #13: An hour with Dr. Stefan Szymanski, co-author of Soccernomics
wrote 4 months ago: In this show, Dr. Szymanski and I discuss how Financial Fair Play could affect Manchester City as we … more →
Soccernomics
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wrote 7 months ago: Soccernomics. If you love football (soccer) and have read one of the books of the “Freakonomic … more →
Blackburn Rovers FC - A Soccernomincs story?
wrote 10 months ago: To the outside world, the last 18 or so months that Venky’s have been at the helm of Blackburn … more →
Di Matteo’s Upgrade
wrote 11 months ago: Roberto Di Matteo is finally Chelsea’s “permanent” manager On Wednesday, Chelsea announced they are … more →
Champions League Final Build-Up (3/3): Planning for Penalties
wrote 12 months ago: It’s 2008 and at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow Avram Grant’s Chelsea have taken the Cha … more →
Why England Lose: Good, not great
wrote 1 year ago: Why England Lose: And Other Curious Football Phenomena Explained By Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski (R … more →
The True Story Told By Moneyball
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wrote 1 year ago: For those unaware, the release of the new movie “Moneyball” is more than just another sports movie. … more →
Book Review: On Soccernomics
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wrote 1 year ago: Soccernomics: Why England Lose and Other Curious Phenomena Explained, co-written by journalist Simon … more →
Stat Attack
wrote 1 year ago: Published in Hoops Scene (Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda United, 20 May 2011) “Figures often beguile me, … more →
Summer Reading: "Soccernomics" by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski
wrote 2 years ago: One of the great joys of childhood was always summer vacation. And like any proud intellectual (read … more →
The More They Spend, The More They Will Win
wrote 2 years ago: “In the EPL: No Money, No Chance” – Wall Street Journal, 08-13-2010 It should come … more →
I'm so late to the 'Soccernomics' party
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wrote 2 years ago: I picked up Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski’s “Soccernomics” earlier this week. G … more →
Soccernomics
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wrote 2 years ago: I first heard of Simon Kuper & Stefan Szymanski’s book Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Wh … more →
Stefan Szymanski: Kicking around politics at World Cup
wrote 2 years ago: Stefan Szymanski is one of the co-authors of Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil … more →
Soccernomics Economist Suggests FIFA is Similar to Mafia
wrote 2 years ago: “The World Cup: Loaned goals” – The Economist, 06-03-2010 In a very good article, … more →
