* Football's answer to Freakonomics and The Undercover Economist. Soccernomics applies the compelling techniques and tone of such hugely popular books to all manner of everyday football topics * Fully updated to include the analysis of match and club data, the rise of Spain and in-depth look at club finances. * Publication to coincide with the run-up to the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar. * Simon Kuper's Football Against the Enemy won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize in 1994 and is still selling 14 years later. Stefan Szymanski has served as the Professor of Economics and MBA Dean at Cass Business School and is widely regarded as one of the world's leading sports economists. Competition: Inverting the Pyramid;No Hunger in Paradise;1312;Football Hackers;Barça;The Expected Goals Philosophy;Zonal Marking;The Mixer;Done Deal. by;Jonathan Wilson;Michael Calvin;James Montague;Christoph Biermann;James Tippett;Michael Cox;Daniel Geey.