Soccernomics (46 page)

McClaren, Steve, 30, 84

Lewis, Michael, 3, 5, 40, 42, 70, 85–86

McCulloch, Robert, 247

Leyton Orient, 201

McLeod, Ally, 231

Lineker, Gary, 23

McManaman, Steve, 19(fig.), 20

Lithuania, 199(fig.), 223, 286(fig.), 287

Mears, Joe, 11

Liverpool FC, 23, 51, 57, 80, 97–98,

Mears, Tyrone, 61

104–105, 133, 139(fig.), 145(fig.),

Media coverage

155, 176

England’s underachiever status,

Livingstone, Ken, 250

13–14

Lobanovski, Valeri, 29

English from the cradle to the

Luck, role in winning, 41–43, 114

shame, 30

Luxembourg, 286(fig.), 288–289,

global spread of soccer, 163

289(fig.)

Murdoch’s television rights, 79–80

penalty coverage, 115

Macedonia, 286(fig.)

soccer as a business, 2, 77–78

Malaysia, 289(fig.)

When Saturday Comes
fanzine, 107,

Maldini, Paolo, 6

174

Mali, 182

Meerseman, Jean-Pierre, 6

Malmö, 145(fig.), 147

Merson, Paul, 19(fig.), 20, 58

Malnutrition and body size, 266–267

Merthyr Town, 91

Malouda, Florent, 71

Mexico, 9, 25, 199(fig.)

Malta, 286(fig.), 289(fig.)

Michels, Rinus, 31

Managers

Microscope, 26

as market inefficiencies, 50–51

Middle class players, England’s

discrimination against blacks,

exclusion of, 18–23

110–112

Middlesbrough, 84

hiring strategy, 81–84

Middleton, John, 56

penalties, 114–115

Mielke, Erich, 135

Manchester City, 176–178, 210

Milan Lab, 6, 16–17

Manchester United, 2, 55, 76, 85, 88,

Miller, Charles, 158

92–93, 104, 111, 124–127,

Mills, Danny, 19(fig.), 20

137–139, 139(fig.), 155, 172, 206

Milne, Gordon, 298

322

I N D E X

Mittal, Lakshmi, 154

squabbling, 296

Mixed strategies, 128–131

stadium attendance figures, 185, 189

Moldova, 285(fig.)

television viewers, 197

Moneyball
(Lewis), 3, 40, 42, 52, 66,

2006 World Cup, 25

70, 85–86

See also
Hiddink, Guus

Montague, James, 278–279

Networks, 23–24, 268, 288–289, 305

Moore, Bobby, 79

Netzer, Gunter, 145–146

Moray, Robert, 26

Neville, Gary, 23

Morocco, 38

New York Giants, 226–227

Mosimane, Pitso, 270

New Zealand, 199(fig.), 263, 282(fig.),

Mozambique, 38

283

Mulier, Pim, 160

Newcastle United, 51–52, 76, 78, 92,

Mulier Instituut, 182–183

210

Müller, Gerd, 301

Newton Heath, 137.
See also

Multiple regression technique, 34–35,

Manchester United

106, 108, 193–199, 281

NFL (National Football League),

Murdoch, Rupert, 79–80

165–169, 173, 177, 241

“Must-win” concept, 13

Nixon, Richard, 225

Noades, Ron, 97–98, 106

Ndlovu, Peter, 268

Northern Ireland, 285(fig.)

Nelson Mandela Challenge, 269–270

Norway, 182, 184, 188–189, 197,

Netherlands

199–202, 229, 230(fig.),231(fig.),

Amsterdam’s European Cup wins,

263–265, 285(fig.)

135–136

Nottingham Forest, 40, 54–55, 57–58,

black managers, 110

145(fig.), 147, 176, 225

collectivized western European

soccer, 28

Oakland A’s, 68

colonial spread of soccer, 160

Oh, Sadaharu, 294

fan suicides, 228–229,

Olav, King of Sweden, 201

230(fig.),231(fig.)

Olympic games, 190, 250–251,

happiness of hosting a tournament,

260–261, 263–264

247–248

Olympique Lyon, 40,

national superiority complex,

139(fig.),140(fig.)

296–297

Olympique Marseille, 63, 67, 136,

overperformance, 286

139(fig.)

overvaluing Dutch players, 52

Orakwue, Stella, 110

penalty kick behavior, 122

Osundo, Philip, 69

ranking European teams, 284,

Outliers: The Story of Success
(Gladwell),

284(fig.),285(fig.)

272

sport participation by country,

Overmars, Marc, 58

183–184

Overperformance, 282, 282(fig.),

spread of soccer to marginalized

284–285, 285(fig.),286(fig.)

countries, 305

Owen, Michael, 19(fig.), 20, 52

I N D E X 323

Pace, 31–32

favorite team rankings, 140(fig.)

Paisley, Bob, 57

ranking European teams, 286(fig.)

Palacios-Huerta, Ignacio, 124–127,

2006 World Cup, 25

129–130

World Cup victory over England, 9

Panathinaikos, 134

Population statistics

Papadapoulos, Fotis, 228

assessing England’s performance,

Paradox of power, 174–175

34–39

Parasuicide, 231

European and global team

Paris St. Germain, 137

comparisons, 284–285, 284(fig.)

Parma, 149

importance of, 36–37

Parry, Rick, 214

ranking European teams by

Passion, 297

population, wealth, and

Peace, David, 55

experience, 285–286(fig.)

Penalty kicks

spread of soccer to marginalized

assessing the unfairness of, 114–119

countries, 305–306

England’s loss to Argentina, 37

top European and national teams,

England’s World Cup losses, 9

279–280, 282–283, 282(fig.)

kick strategies, 119–122

Turkey’s improving performance,

perceived unfairness of, 113–114

297–298

pure and mixed strategies, 127–131

Zipf’s law, 150–151

tracking player behavior, 122–127

Portsmouth, 51

Penn World Tables, 280–281

Portugal

People meter data, 191–192

Euro 2004, 301

People’s History of Sports in the United

European Cup wins, 136

States
(Zirin), 238

overperformance, 286

Pérez Cutiño, Francisco, 52

ranking European teams, 285(fig.)

Perfect Pitch
(Hutchinson), 294

television viewers, 199

Peri, Scott, 30

2006 World Cup, 25

Perry, William “the Refrigerator,” 163

Poverty

Peters, Martin, 9

clichés of athletic excellence,

Petit, Emmanuel, 58

255–256

Petridou, Eleni, 228

health issues depleting player pool,

Phillips, Trevor, 109–110

267–268

Pienaar, Steven, 62–63, 266, 271

hosting a World Cup, 235–236,

Pitch Invaders
(Orakwue), 110

241–242, 244–245

Platini, Michel, 14–16, 133, 166, 173,

malnutrition and body size, 266–267

176

politics of happiness, 246

Playing for Profits
report, 86

poor countries’ exclusion from

Plenderleith, Ian, 174

sporting success, 256–266

Poland

potential for future World Cup wins,

economic impact of Euro 2012, 244

306

England’s 1998 World Cup match,

South Africa’s black and coloured

37–38

players, 271–273

324

I N D E X

Poverty (
continued
)

Rooney, Wayne, 9, 19(fig.), 20, 272

South Africa’s political and

Rugby, 23, 115, 257, 266

socioeconomic isolation, 267–268

Rush, Ian, 60

Premier League (EPL), 14–18, 48, 52,

Russia

76–77, 93(fig.), 94, 105–106,

Euro 2008, 13

116–119, 138–139, 165–173, 184,

favorite team rankings, 140(fig.)

208–209

global ranking in sporting success,

Primera Liga, 16

262

Prokopowicz, Szymon, 244

Hiddink’s management of, 293,

Proportionate growth, law of, 152

304–305

Provincial teams, 138–144

large-city dominance of soccer, 153

Pure strategies, 127–128

moderate overachievement, 38

ranking European teams, 286(fig.)

Queens Park Rangers, 154

stadium attendance figures, 185–186

top European teams by win

Rachman, Gideon, 205, 217

percentage, 284, 284(fig.)

Racism, 97–101.
See also
Black players

Ramsey, Alf, 7

Sabermetricians, 3

Randomness, 44

Sacchi, Arrigo, 27, 84

Rausch, Friedel, 146

Saint-Étienne, 65, 145(fig.)

Rea, Frederick, 293

Salaries, 48, 49(fig.), 52, 103–109, 111,

Reading, 76

146–147.
See also
Transfers

Real Madrid, 60–61, 76, 88, 134–135,

Sanchez, Jose Angel, 206–207

139(fig.), 150, 160–161, 175, 206

Santini, Jacques, 69, 154

Rebrov, Sergei, 51

Scapegoats, 11, 14–18

Red Sox (Boston), 3–4

Schaefer, Manfred, 301

Red Star Belgrade, 134–135

Scholes, Paul, 19(fig.), 20

Redgrave, Steve, 250

Scientific revolution, 26

Redknapp, Harry, 17, 51

Scolari, Luiz Felipe, 42

Referees, 9–10, 114–115, 297

Scotland, 188–189, 231, 285(fig.)

Rehhagel, Otto, 300–301

Seaman, David, 19(fig.), 20

Reker, Jan, 122

The Second Most Important Job in the

Relative performance, 38

Country
(Edworthy), 9

Relocation problems, 59–64, 71–72

Senegal, 270

Ribéry, Franck, 131

Serbia, 35, 197, 197(fig.), 277(fig.),

Rice Krispies, 47, 59

279, 285(fig.), 286

Rickey, Branch, 109

Shearer, Alan, 19(fig.), 20, 92

Robinson, Jackie, 109–110

Shearman, Montague, 138

Romania, 37, 185, 197, 197(fig.),

Sheilas, Wogs, and Poofters
(Warren),

285(fig.)

294

Ronaldinho, 9

Sheringham, Teddy, 19(fig.), 20

Ronaldo, Cristiano, 9, 11, 124–126,

Shilton, Peter, 56

272–273

Shinty, 294

I N D E X 325

Simeone, Diego, 9

importance of networks, 29

Simmons, Robert, 169–170

industrial migrants, 141–142

Simonsen, Alan, 145

population statistics, 36

Singapore, 197(fig.), 198

provincial-city teams, 150

Size of players: Korea, 295–296

ranking European teams, 285(fig.)

Slovakia, 184, 286(fig.)

spread of soccer to marginalized

Slovenia, 286(fig.)

countries, 305

Small-town teams, 144–147

television viewers, 199

Smith, David, 104

top European teams, 277(fig.), 279,

Smith, Ron, 101–102

282–283, 282(fig.), 284, 284(fig.)

Soccer Dynamo: Modern Russia and the

Sport participation by country,

People’s Game
(Bennetts), 305

182–184

Soccer Madness
(Lever), 221

Sport+Markt, 67, 139–142, 206–207

Soccer Money League, 76

Stadium finance, 236–241

Social cohesion, 232–233

Staff, 84–88

Soriano, Osvaldo, 120

Stark, Steven, 160

South Africa

Statistics

apartheid’s impact on South African

assessing the unfairness of penalty

soccer, 265–266

kicks, 115–119

black versus coloured players,

econometrics demonstrating

271–273

discrimination, 101–109

British colonialism, 157–158,

England’s qualifying record, 40–44

161–162

fans’ team loyalty, 206–207

malnutrition and body size, 266–267

game theory applied to penalty

Nelson Mandela Challenge,

kicks, 119–122

269–270

Gerrard’s international database,

political and socioeconomic

33–39, 276–277, 280

isolation, 267–268

happiness of hosting a World Cup,

television viewers, 193

247–249

top ten national teams, 282(fig.),

increasing value and popularity of

283

sports statistics, 4–6

2010 World Cup, 235–236,

most enthusiastic spectators by

241–242, 244–245

country, 199–202

South Uist, 293–294

NFL win percentage, 167–168

Southgate, Gareth, 19(fig.), 20, 39, 127

poor countries’ exclusion from

Soviet Union, 120, 262, 281, 287

sporting success, 256–266

Spain

predicting England’s World Cup

competitive balance, 175

losses, 12–14

demise of midsize-town teams, 149

relative and absolute achievement,

Euro 2008 victory, 31, 305

275–276

fan suicides, 230(fig.),231(fig.)

soccer players worldwide, 181–184

fascist regime, 134–135

spectator information, 184–189,

favorite team rankings, 140(fig.)

209–213

326

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Statistics (
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)

Taleb, Nick, 44

stadium finance, 240–241

Tapp, Alan, 213–216, 218

suicide, 228

Taylor, Graham, 118–119

team experience, 280

Taylor, Peter, 40, 54–58

top national teams by win

Taylor, Rogan, 91

percentage, 1980–2001, 277(fig.)

Taylor Report, 80

TV viewers, 189–199

Tekle, Stephanus, 206–207

underperformance, 289–290,

Television spectator figures, 189–200

289(fig.)