Money and Soccer: A Soccernomics Guide: Why Chievo Verona, Unterhaching, and Scunthorpe United Will Never Win the Champions League, Why Manchester Cit

by Stefan Szymanski

Book Overview

Modern soccer is big business. From the ill-received takeover of Manchester United by the Glazer family to Paris Saint Germain's current shopping spree for the best footballers on the planet, soccer finance has become an increasingly important part of the game.

Barely a summer goes by now without a cherished club going into administration or a wealthy businessman funding a mid table team's ascension to Champions League competitor. Meanwhile,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568584768
• ISBN13: 9781568584768
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Bold Type Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"