Soccernomics (45 page)

Derwall, Jupp, 298

19(fig.)

Dessypris, Nick, 228

exclusion of the middle classes,

Development economics, 14–15,

18–23

24–25

fan behavior, 207, 213–220, 225

Discrimination.
See
Black players

favorite team rankings, 140(fig.)

Dobson, Stephen, 171

freakish bad luck causing World

Domenech, Raymond, 65

Cup losses, 8–9

Downing, Stewart, 19(fig.), 20

Gerrard’s international soccer

Draper, Peter, 160–161

database, 34–39

Drogba, Didier, 63, 71–72, 255,

global ranking in sporting success,

271–272

262

Durkheim, Émile, 223

goal performance measures, 38

Dyer, Kieron, 19(fig.), 20

happiness, national, 247, 249–251

Dynamo Berlin, 135

Hiddink’s desire to manage, 304

Dynamo Kiev, 51

incompetent staff, 85

Dynamo Moscow, 139(fig.)

Industrial Revolution and the rise of

soccer, 137–144

East Germany, 135, 261(fig.), 262,

international experience measures,

285(fig.).
See also
Germany

36

(united); West Germany

large-city dominance of soccer,

Econometrics, 101–102, 116

153–155

Economic crisis, 88–89

manager hirings, 81–84

Economic performance, 298

Nelson Mandela Challenge,

Education: England’s exclusion of

269–270

middle-class players, 20–23

networking, 23–26, 28–32

Edworthy, Niall, 9

Norway’s support of English teams,

Eggers, Dave, 164

200–201

Egypt, 269–270

pacing the game, 31–32

El Salvador, 222

qualifying records, 40–44

Engels, Friedrich, 137

racism, 97–101

I N D E X 317

ranking European teams, 285(fig.)

Exley, Frederick, 226–227, 234

relocating foreign players, 62

Experience, importance in team

stadium attendance figures, 184–188

statistics

statistical predictions of World Cup

England, 44

losses, 12–14

European and global team

surviving economic downturn, 90

comparisons, 39, 284–285,

televised sports, 190, 194

284(fig.)

top European and national teams,

former Soviet nations, 287

277, 277(fig.), 279–280, 284,

ranking European teams by

284(fig.)

population, wealth, and

transfer fees, 48–50

experience, 285–286(fig.)

underperformance myth, 32–34,

regression method, 35–37

36–39

top national teams, 280, 282–283,

wages and league position, 49(fig.)

282(fig.)

wartime enemies, 8

World Cup victory prediction, 7–8

Fans

English Football League, 90–91, 138

armchair-and hard-core fans,

Epstein, Theo, 3–4

208–209

Eriksson, Sven Goran, 8, 17, 30, 86–88

English fans supporting foreign

Essien, Michael, 71–72

players, 17–18

Estonia, 185, 286(fig.), 289(fig.)

Europe’s favorite clubs, 139(fig.)

Ethiopia, 289(fig.)

global market for, 177–178

Eto’o, Samuel, 256

Hornbyesque Fan, 203–205

Eulberg, Frank, 266

loyalty of foreign fans to English

Euro ‘80, 247

clubs, 206–208

Euro ‘84, 247–248

penalties, 114

Euro ‘88, 40, 247–248

racism among, 100–101

Euro ‘96, 39, 127, 242, 247, 298

shifting relationships with team

Euro 2000, 247–248

loyalty, 217–218

Euro 2004, 191, 202, 300–301

shopping for teams, 66–67

Euro 2008, 13–14, 30, 41, 198, 293,

spectator information, 209–213

305

Tapp and Clowes’ fan loyalty study,

Euro 2012, 244

213–216

Eurobarometer, 245–246

ties that bind, 218–220

European Cup, 133–134

See also
Suicide

democratic regimes, 135–137

A Fan’s Notes
(Exley), 226–227

industrialized provinces, 137–144

Faroe Islands, 182, 184, 189

lack of competitive balance, 176

Fascist regimes, 134–135

provincial-city teams, 149–150

Al Fayed, Mohamed, 154

small-town teams, 144–147

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign

totalitarian regimes, 134–135

Trail ‘72
(Thompson), 225

Everton, 97–98, 104–105, 107, 144,

Fenerbahce, 139(fig.), 143

266

Ferdinand, Rio, 19(fig.), 20, 125

318

I N D E X

Ferguson, Alex, 14, 21, 111, 127

Fulham, 154

Fernquist, Robert, 224

Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life

Fever Pitch
(Hornby), 98, 100,

(Bellos), 4, 52–53

203–205, 207–208, 217–218,

Futures Sport & Entertainment,

226

191–192

Field of Dreams
(film), 236

Finland, 286(fig.), 289(fig.)

Gabaix, Xavier, 151–152

Fiorentina, 90, 147–149

Gaetjens, Joe, 8–9

The Fix
(Hill), 278

Galatasary, 139(fig.), 143, 298–299

Fofi, Goffredo, 141–142

Galileo, 26

Fontanarrosa, Roberto, 294

Game theory, 119–122, 127–131

Football, American, 158, 163–167,

Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 34–35

224–227

Gemmill, Archie, 56

Ford, Stuart, 22–23

George, Ricky, 78–79

Forrest, David, 169–170

Georgia, 285(fig.), 287

Fortune, Quinton, 271

Germany (united)

Fowler, Robbie, 15, 19(fig.), 20

collectivized western European

France

soccer, 28

black players, 108

competitive balance, 176

collectivized western European

economic impact of the World Cup,

soccer, 28

242–243

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

exporting soccer expertise to Turkey

favorite team rankings, 140(fig.)

and Greece, 298–301

global ranking in sporting success,

fan suicides, 228–229,

263

230(fig.),231(fig.)

goal performance measures,

favorite team rankings, 140(fig.)

38–39

global ranking in sporting success,

happiness of hosting a tournament,

262

247–248

goal performance measures, 38–39

industrial migration, 142

happiness factor, 246–247

large-city dominance of soccer, 153

industrial migrants, 141

Olympique Lyon, 64–73

international experience, 36

performance relative to smaller

penalty kick behavior, 122–124

nations, 287–288

performance relative to smaller

population statistics, 36

nations, 287–288

ranking European teams, 285(fig.)

population statistics, 36

Ribéry’s penalty kick strategy, 131

ranking European teams,

stadium attendance figures, 185

285(fig.),286(fig.)

television viewers, 199

small-town teams, 145–146

top European and national teams by

sport participation by country,

win percentage, 277(fig.), 284,

183–184

284(fig.)

stadium attendance figures, 185

Francis, Trevor, 56, 146–147

suicide figures, 223

I N D E X 319

televised sports, 190, 192–193,

Hembert, Emmanuel, 69, 85–86, 94

197–198

Henry, Thierry, 58, 154

top European and national teams by

Hereford, 78

win percentage, 277(fig.), 284,

Heskey, Emile, 19(fig.), 20

284(fig.)

Hiddink, Guus, 30, 291–293, 295–297,

2006 World Cup, 25

301–305

World Cup victory over England, 8,

Hill, Dave, 11, 97, 107

10

Hill, Declan, 278

See also
East Germany; West

Hirshleifer, Jack, 174–175

Germany

HIV/AIDS, 268

Gerrard, Russell, 33–39, 276, 280

Hockey, 163, 223

Gerrard, Steven, 14, 19(fig.), 20

Hoddle, Glenn, 8, 51, 84

Giants, Zipf’s law and, 152

Holland.
See
Netherlands

Giggs, Ryan, 105

Home-field advantage, 35–36, 39, 44,

Ginsborg, Paul, 141

117, 281, 284–285, 284(fig.)

Gladwell, Malcolm, 272

Honduras, 222, 282, 282(fig.), 283

Globalization, 294–295, 299

Hooke, Robert, 26

Goal difference measures, 34–38, 281,

Hooper, Tom, 55

282(fig.), 285–286(fig.),

Hornby, Nick, 98, 100–101, 189,

286–287

203–205, 207–208, 217–218,

Goddard, John, 171

226

Goksøyr, Matti, 199–200

Houllier, Gerard, 69, 71

Gopnik, Adam, 114–115

Human development index, 264

Graham, George, 51

Humphreys, Brad, 244

Grant, Avram, 114, 124–125

Hungary, 263, 280, 286(fig.)

Gray, John, 161–162

Hussein, Saddam, 277–279

Greece, 28, 230(fig.),231(fig.),

Hussein, Uday, 278

286(fig.), 299–300, 303–304

Hutchinson, Roger, 294

Greenwood, Ron, 8

Hutton, Alexander Watson, 160

Gullit, Ruud, 60, 110

Huygens, Christiaan, 26

Hall, John, 80

Ibrahimovic, Zlatan, 256, 272

Hall, Matthew, 301–302

Iceland, 188–189, 200, 264, 285(fig.)

Happiness: Lessons from a New Science

Import substitution, 15, 17–18

(Layard), 245–246

In ‘t Hout, Paul, 184–186, 188, 209

Happiness, politics of, 245–247,

Ince, Paul, 19(fig.), 20, 110

249–250

Income, team performance and, 35,

Harald, King of Sweden, 201

37–38, 264–266, 280–283,

Haynes, Johnny, 8

282(fig.), 284–285, 284(fig.),

Health issues, 266–268

285–286(fig.)

Height effect, 295–296

Income from soccer.
See
Business,

Helder, Glenn, 108–109

soccer as a

Helland, Knut, 265

India, 199(fig.), 289(fig.), 290, 295

320

I N D E X

Indonesia, 197(fig.), 198, 289(fig.)

James, Bill, 3, 58, 69

Industrial Revolution, 138–140,

James, David, 19(fig.), 20

142–143

Japan

Industrial soccer, 299

import substitution, 15

Inequality, 166–172, 175–177

launching professional league, 295

Inter Milan, 86–87

potential for World Cup win, 306

Internet, 24–25, 80, 184, 294

2002 World Cup, 242, 297

Inzaghi, Filippo, 6

2006 World Cup, 25–26

Iran, 282(fig.), 283

Jenas, Jermaine, 19(fig.), 20

Iraq, 161–162, 277–279, 277(fig.), 282,

Johansson, Bjørn, 81

282(fig.), 290, 306

Joiner, Thomas, 232–234

Ireland, 182, 184, 230(fig.),231(fig.)

Jordaan, Danny, 268

Irish Republic, 282(fig.), 283,

Juventus, 48, 94, 139(fig.), 141–142,

285(fig.)

144, 175, 185, 213

Island countries, 182

Isolationism, 29–30

Kahn, Lawrence, 109

Israel, 285(fig.)

Karate, 257

Italy

al-Kathiri, Mohammed, 70

collectivized western European

Katz, Michael, 244

soccer, 28

Kavetsos, Georgios, 247

competitive balance, 175

Kazakhstan, 281–282

European Cup wins, 136

Keane, Robbie, 51

favorite team rankings, 140(fig.)

Keane, Roy, 55

Fiorentina’s demise, 147–149

Keller, Kasey, 52

global ranking in sporting success,

Kennedy, John F., 233

263

Kennedy, Robert, 249

goal performance measures, 38–39

Kenyon, Peter, 78, 86

happiness of hosting a tournament,

Kirkwood, Alistair, 163

247–248

Klein, Stefan, 10

industrial migrants, 141–142

Klinsmann, Jürgen, 30

pacing the game, 31–32

Koch, Paul, 288

performance relative to smaller

Köpke, Andreas, 123

nations, 287–288

Korea, 198, 242, 295–297

population statistics, 36

Kuper, Dan, 18

ranking European teams, 286(fig.)

Kuwait, 278

Spain’s overperformance, 283

Kwok Tong Soo, 151

stadium attendance figures, 184–186

surviving economic downturn, 90

Lacombe, Bernard, 67–68

televised viewing, 197(fig.)

Lake Forest College, Illinois, 239, 241

top European and national teams by

Lampard, Frank, 19(fig.), 20

win percentage, 277(fig.), 284,

Lamptey, Nii, 69

284(fig.)

Language issues, 60

Ivory Coast, 38

Latin, 26

I N D E X 321

Latvia, 199(fig.), 286(fig.)

Manchester United: The Biography

Layard, Richard, 245–246

(White), 137

Lazio, 86–88

Mandela, Nelson, 157–158

Le Saux, Graeme, 19(fig.), 20

Mander, Anthony J., 231–232

Lebanon, 197

Maradona, Diego, 9, 222, 256

Lee, Rob, 19(fig.), 20

Marini, Valeria, 148

Leeds United, 91, 149, 190, 213

Markovits, Andrei, 164

Lehmann, Jens, 122–123, 128

Masterton, George, 231–232

Lens grinder, 26

Matheson, Victor, 241

Lever, Janet, 221

Matthäus, Lothar, 147

Levitin, Daniel, 272

McCarthy, Benni, 271

Levitt, Steve, 119, 127–128, 130