Category Archives: Soccer

Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World’s Most Popular Sport

Stimulated by the World Cup, I’m reading books on soccer, including this 2014 one by Simon Kuper: * I’ve increasingly given up chasing interviews with players. It isn’t worth the humiliation. Sometimes a magazine will call and ask, “Can you … Continue reading

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Trump Fuentes Fallout (11-29-22)

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Soccernomics (2022 World Cup Edition): Why European Men and American Women Win and Billionaire Owners Are Destined to Lose

Here are some highlights from this 2022 book: * In the world’s most innovative soccer country, Germany, ex-players have now lost their monopoly on managerial jobs. In the German soccer federation’s annual training course to certify professional coaches, an average … Continue reading

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Messi vs. Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World’s Game

Here are some highlights from this 2022 book: * The irony is that as much as anyone, they were responsible for knocking the World Cup off the pinnacle of soccer. During their epoch of dominance, it became impossible to deny … Continue reading

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Why do England fans sing ‘Sweet Caroline’?

Report: Neil Diamond’s 1969 hit “Sweet Caroline” has become a favourite anthem of England fans at this summer’s Euro 2020 tournament. The song blared out over the Wembley speakers after last week’s 2-0 win over Germany, and fans around the … Continue reading

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