Simon Kuper: 5 books
Ajax, the Dutch, the War
The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe's Darkest Hour
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
When most people think about the Netherlands, images of tulips and peaceful pot smoking residents spring to mind. Bring up soccer, and most will think of Johan Cruyuff, the Dutch player thought to rival Pele in preternatural skill, and Ajax, one of the most influential soccer clubs in the world whose...
Soccer Men
Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World's Most Popular Sport
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
In his national bestseller, Soccernomics, 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 Soccer Men, Kuper explores the heart and soul of the sport by getting up close and personal with soccer's greatest players...
Soccer Against the Enemy
How the World's Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2010
Soccer is much more than just the most popular game in the world. It is a matter of life and death for millions around the world, an international lingua franca. Simon Kuper traveled to twenty-two countries to discover the sometimes bizarre effect soccer can have on politics and culture. At the same...
by Stefan Szymanski, Simon Kuper
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 11, 2010
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 11, 2010
¡El fútbol es así...! (mitos y verdades). Una visión económica para entender los aspectos inexplicables del deporte. Una visión económica del mundo del fútbol. ¿Por qué se pagan fortunas por algunos futbolistas? ¿Por qué algunos equipos siempre fichan mal? ¿Cuál es el país más fanático...
Soccernomics
Why England Loses; Why Germany, Spain, and France Win; and Why One Day Japan, Iraq, and the United States Will Become Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
The 2018 World Cup edition of the international bestseller and "the most intelligent book ever written about soccer" (San Francisco Chronicle) is updated throughout and features new chapters on the FIFA scandal, why Iceland wins, and women's soccer.
Named one of the Best Books of...