On yesterday's episode of @soccernomicspod.bsky.social, @simonkuper.bsky.social explained why Europe's advantage lies in it being a hub of football ideas - which many of the greatest coaches steal from each other:
⚽ "Paying for Soccer," the final event in our "Soccer: The Beautiful Game" series, takes place Thursday, June 4! We look forward to hosting Stefan Szymanski of @soccernomicspod.bsky.social to talk about the economics of professional soccer... sign up to attend here: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...
Check out our discussion from last week to make sense of the PSG-Arsenal penalty shootout
The best penalty takers have perfected a randomized sequence of where they shoot over time
But the penalty that ended the Champions League Final was the first Gabriel had ever taken.
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Prepare for today's Champions League Final with a look back to 2008.
@simonkuper.bsky.social tells the story of how Chelsea almost won that year's final thanks to Game Theory research by friend of the show, Ignacio Palacios-Huerta.
...until Man United's Edwin van der Sar figured out was going on
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The World Cup starts this week. But could it be the last time we ever say that? @sszy.bsky.social and Ashish Malhotra are in @economist.com's By Invitation section today, laying out how Trump and FIFA could break football as we know it over the next month
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Heartbreak for Arsenal
Glory for PSG
Relevance for @soccernomicspod.bsky.social
If you just watched that penalty shootout and want to know more about the psychology of penalty kicks, our episode from Thursday is a must listen.
#ChampionsLeague #Arsenal #PSG
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Enjoying this podcast that takes insights from the book "Soccernomics," updates them, & uses them to make sense of the 2026 World Cup. Host Ashish Malhotra guides the ship alongside @simonkuper.bsky.social & @sszy.bsky.social
Announcing The Soccernomics Podcast, here to help you prepare for the World Cup through the lens of the
@nytimes.com bestselling book.
Join @simonkuper.bsky.social, Stefan Szymanski and Ashish Malhotra as they uncover hidden truths behind the game.
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