Moneyball meets Freakonomics in this myth-busting guide to understanding--and winning--the most popular sport on the planet.

Innovation is coming to soccer, and at the center of it all are the numbers--a way of thinking about the game that ignores the obvious in favor of how things actually are. In The Numbers Game, Chris Anderson, a former professional goalkeeper turned soccer statistics guru, teams up with behavioral analyst David Sally to uncover the numbers that really matter when it comes to predicting a winner. Investigating basic but profound questions--How valuable are corners? Which goal matters most? Is possession really nine-tenths of the law? How should a player's value be judged?--they deliver an incisive, revolutionary new way of watching and understanding soccer.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 07/30/2013
ISBN: 9780143124566
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 14
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013
Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 116
Choice 02/01/2014