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Soccer Men

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by Simon Kuper


  Kidd, Bryan

  Kindvall, Niclas

  Kirsten, Ulf

  Klinsmann, Jürgen

  friends with Beane

  manager of German national team

  and Matthäus

  Klopfleisch, Helmut

  Klose, Miroslav

  Kluivert, Patrick

  birth of

  compared with Van Nistelrooy

  Knock on Any Door (Motley)

  Koeman, Ronald

  Kohler, Jürgen

  Kopa, Raymond

  Koumas, Jason

  Krajicek, Richard

  Krol, Kuki

  Krol, Ruud

  Kugelmass Episode, The (Allen)

  Kühne-Hellmessen, Ulrich

  Kuper, Simon

  interviewing of

  relationship to Beane

  relationship to Cruijff

  work not read by soccer players

  Kusturica, Emir

  Kuyt, Dirk

  Labour Party

  Lacey, David

  Lacombe, Bernard

  Lad culture

  Lampard, Frank

  autobiography of

  as corporate yes-man

  does too much

  first international game of

  jeering at West Ham

  nationalities sticking together at Chelsea

  penalty kicking strategy of

  professional debut of

  Spanish girlfriend/mother of children

  tabloid exposure

  told best player in world by Mourinho

  World Cup of 2006

  Lampard, Frank Sr.

  Lamptey, Nii

  Laporta, Joan

  Law, Denis

  Lazio Roma soccer club

  Le Saux, Graeme

  Leader soccer players

  Ledo, Mario Ascensao

  Leeds United soccer club

  Lehmann, Jens

  Leitch, Archibald

  Lemerre, Roger

  Lennon, Aaron

  Leverkusen soccer club

  Levitin, Daniel

  Lewis, David Day

  Lewis, Michael

  Liar’s Poker (Lewis)

  Liedholm, Nils

  Lineker, Gary

  Litmanen, Jari

  Liverpool soccer club

  and Carragher

  Grobbelaar wanting to coach

  Henry purchasing/implementing Moneyball principles

  and Torres

  Lizarazu, Bixente

  Ljungberg, Fredrik

  Loach, Ken

  Looking for Eric (motion picture)

  Los Angeles Aztecs

  Los Angeles Galaxy

  Loyalty of players to teams

  Lyon soccer club

  Makelele, Claude

  Maldini, Cesare

  Maldini, Paolo

  Malmö soccer club

  Malouda, Florent

  Managerial styles

  Manchester City soccer club

  Manchester United Ruined My Life (Shindler)

  Manchester United soccer club

  and Beckham

  and Essien

  and Ferguson

  image of and Cantona

  monetary resources of

  not signing Van der Sar

  and Rooney

  and Van der Sar

  and Van Nistelrooy

  Verón and

  what it offers to players/regime of

  Mancuso, Alejandro

  Mandela, Nelson

  Maradona, Diego

  and Adu

  cocaine problem of

  compared with Cruijff/Messi

  embodies Argentina/avenges frustrations of

  goal against England in 1986

  heart trouble of

  as leader superstar

  not thinker about soccer

  and Owen

  and Passarella

  recognized Messi as successor

  relaxed at World Cups

  selection of players/coaches by

  since 2010 World Cup

  after soccer career of

  and Verón

  and World Cup of 2010

  Maradona by Kusturica (Kusturica)

  Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior

  Macri, Mauricio

  Marcotti, Gabriele

  Mariner, Paul

  Marking

  Mascherano, Javier

  Masia soccer academy

  Materazzi, Marco

  Matthäus, Heinz

  Matthäus, Lothar

  compared with Ballack

  diary of

  Dutch/German opinions of

  as Germany’s Chef

  move to Munich

  moving to New York

  naughty boy

  Matthews, Stanley

  McKay, Dave

  McManaman, Steve

  Meersseman, Jean Pierre

  Mein Tagebuch (Matthäus)

  Mendieta, Gaizka

  Menotti, Cesar Luis

  Menzo, Stanley

  Mercer, Joe

  Messi, Lionel

  at Barcelona

  became obedient son/not rock star

  compared with American athletes

  as example setting leader

  and Maradona

  Masia as home of

  needing hormone treatments for growth

  passing in front of player

  randomizes his penalties

  Ronaldinho taking partying

  small size of

  winning second ball

  Youth World Cup of 2005

  Michels, Rinus

  coach at Ajax Amsterdam

  coach of English team

  with Cruijff invented Dutch soccer

  Midfield, central

  Mihajlovic, Sinisa

  Milan Lab

  Milan soccer club. See AC Milan soccer club

  Milanello training facility

  Mills, Danny

  Minghella, Anthony

  Monaco

  Moneyball (Lewis)

  Lewis writing

  Moneyball (motion picture)

  Montague, James

  Moore, Bobby

  Morientes, Fernando

  Mourinho, José

  as anti-Barcelona

  appointment at Real Madrid

  as coach of Chelsea

  coach of Real Madrid/“soccer of the Right,”

  coaching and Van Gaal

  and conspiracy theories

  and Messi

  studying to become head coach

  told Lampard he’s best in world

  translator for Robson at Barcelona in 1996

  Moyes, David

  “Mrs. Robinson” (song)

  Müller, Gerd

  Müller-Wohlfahrt, Hans-Wilhelm

  Müller-Wohlfahrt, Maren

  My Defence (Cole)

  Nasri, Samir

  Nedved, Pavel

  Nesta, Alessandro

  Neuer, Manuel

  Neville, Butt

  Neville, Gary

  New York Cosmos

  New York Red Bulls

  New York–New Jersey MetroStars

  Newcastle United soccer club

  News of the World (tabloid newspaper)

  Night in Lisbon, The (Remarque)

  No Milan (Pellizzari)

  Nooit Gedacht soccer club

  Oakland Athletics baseball team

  Oasis rock band

  Obi Mikel, Jon

  Observer (newspaper)

  Old Trafford stadium

  Oliver, Joan

  Olympia stadium

  Olympique Lyon soccer club

  Olympique Marseille soccer club

  Ondaatje, Michael

  Onze (magazine)

  Outliers: The Story of Success (Gladwell)

  Overath, Wolfgang

  Overmars, Marc

  Owen, Michael

  banished from English squad by Capello

  England-Argentina match


  and Gerrard

  goal scoring of

  intelligence of

  and practical jokes

  and World Cup 2006

  Özil, Mesut

  Paisley, Bob

  Palacios-Huerta, Ignacio

  Palermo, Martin

  Palmeiras soccer club

  Paris St. Germain soccer club

  Park, Ji-Sung

  Parkinson, Michael

  Parlour, Ray

  Parma soccer club

  Parreira, Carlos Alberto

  Passarella, Daniel

  Passers

  Pastore, Javier “Huesito,”

  Pearce, Stuart

  Pekerman, Jose

  Pele

  always learning about game

  mark of 1,000 goals

  not thinker about soccer

  after soccer career

  Pellizarri, Tommaso

  Penalty kicks

  statistical analysis of

  winning the coin toss

  Pérez, Florentino

  Perpère, Laurent

  Petit, Emmanuel

  Petta, Bobby

  Physicality, growing, of most sports

  Pibe

  Pichot, Agustín

  Pieri, Charles

  Pilot Field (Dunn Tire Park) in Buffalo

  Pires, Robert

  Pirlo, Andrea

  Pitt, Brad

  Placar magazine

  Place Tartane in Marseille

  Platini, Michel

  and Ballack

  compared with Verón

  compared with Zidane

  French trust in

  Platt, David

  Players’ syndrome

  Podesta, Paul

  Podolski, Lukas

  Porto, Portugal

  Porto soccer club

  Portsmouth Football Mail

  Portsmouth soccer club

  Portugal

  Pot, John

  Potter, Stephen

  Poulsen, Christian

  Premier League

  Pritzker Prize

  Professionals, players as

  PSV Eindhoven soccer club

  Puyol, Carles

  Quick Boys Soccer Club

  Ralbvsky, Steve

  Ramsey, Alf

  Raul González Blanco

  Real Madrid (soccer team)

  and Anelka

  and Beckham

  benefiting from Franco

  Capello’s rage against

  Carlos sold to

  hysteria associated with

  as imaginary Other of Barcelona

  money spent during Pérez’s era

  offer for Ballack

  ruling Europe with world’s best players

  and Seedorf

  Valdano explaining what it is about

  and Van Nistelrooy

  world’s richest club/humiliated on field

  and Zidane

  Redknapp, Jamie

  Redondo, Fernando

  Reed, Chip

  Reipas Lahti soccer club

  Remarque, Erich Maria

  Rensenbrink, Pieter Robert (“Rob”)

  Rep, Johnny

  Retirement, timing

  Ribbeck, Erich

  Ribéry, Franck

  conversion to Islam

  and World Cup

  Richmond, Fiona

  Rioch, Bruce

  Rijkaard, Frank

  Risk management

  Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira

  River Plate soccer club

  Road to San Diego, The (motion picture)

  Robben, Arjen

  Robinho (Robson de Souza)

  Robson, Bobby

  Rock star soccer players

  Rodman, Dennis

  Roeder, Glenn

  Roma soccer club

  Romario (de Souza Faria)

  Ronaldinho (Ronaldo de Assis Moreira)

  drinking problem of

  leaving Barcelona because of partying

  never knew what he wanted

  personal quality of

  taking Messi on the town

  Ronaldo, Cristiano

  and Ferguson

  outbid away from Arsenal by United

  World Cup of 2006

  Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima

  birth/name of/early career

  collecting clothes/Van Nistelrooy

  missed four years of international soccer

  Real Madrid signing and collectibles

  and Rivaldo

  Rongen, Thomas

  Rooney, Coleen

  Rooney, Wayne

  apology on resigning from United

  asking Van der Sar to continue on

  autobiography of

  and Everton

  everyone wants piece of

  and Iniesta

  laid back character of

  and Maldini

  not fazed by international debut

  not interested in anything but soccer

  origin from underclass Liverpool

  playing for England at young age

  private life made public

  signing/resigning with United

  seeing space

  sleeps with noise

  stomping on Carvalho’s genitals

  tabloid exposure of taste for prostitutes

  texting Sky TV

  World Cup of 2006

  Rummenigge, Karl-Heinz

  Rush, Ian

  Russia

  offering Hiddink job

  Sabermetricians

  Sacchi, Arrigo

  Sammer, Matthias

  Sampdoria soccer club

  San Jose Earthquakes

  Sand, Ebbe

  Santini, Jacques

  Savage, Robbie

  Saviola, Javier “the Rabbit,”

  Scheepmaker, Nico

  Scherer, Fritz

  Schmidt, Harald

  Scholes, Paul

  Scholl, Mehmet

  Schön, Helmut

  Schröder, Gerhard

  Schumacher, Michael and Ralf

  Schwalbe (dive)

  Scolari, Felipe

  Seaman, David

  Seedorf, Clarence

  and personality growth

  popularly despised

  Segurola, Santiago

  Seven Stars soccer club

  Shankley, Bill

  Shearer, Alan

  Sheringham, Teddy

  Shevchenko, Andriy

  Shindler, Colin

  Silva, Gilberto

  Simeone, Diego

  Simmons, Matthew

  Simon, Paul

  Sitzfleisch

  Sky Television

  Small players

  Smith, Walter

  Sneijder, Wesley

  Soccer for Thinkers (Allison)

  Soccernomics (Kuper and Szymanski)

  Soccernomics consultancy

  Sorin, Carlos

  South Korea

  Southgate, Gareth

  Spaan, Henk

  Space, seeing

  Spain

  best national team for five years

  and Fabregas

  midfield of

  and Rooney

  and Valdano

  World Cup of 2006/Torres

  World Cup of 2010

  and Xavi

  Spiegel magazine

  Spurgeon, Keith

  St. Etienne soccer club

  Stade de France

  Stadiums

  becoming keynote urban buildings

  as cathedrals/history of

  Leitch creating traditional English

  new forms of

  new outside town/proximity to fans

  traditional disappearing in United States

  Stam, Jaap

  Stardom

  Stasi secret police

  Statistical analysis of soccer

  and Forde

  and penalty kickers

  salaries studied in Bundesliga

  Wenger’s use

&
nbsp; Statistical revolution throughout sports

  See also Beane, Billy

  Stekelenburg, Maarten

  Stiehl, Jörg

  Stiles, Nobby

  Stokes, Bobby

  Storrie, Peter

  Strachan, Gordon

  Streetballers

  Stretford, Paul

  Suarez, Luis

  Sun (newspaper)

  Superstars

  corporate yes-men

  driven fanatics/laid back

  leader/ rock star

  Sweden

  Syer, John

  Szymanski, Stefan

  Tabloids

  See also Bild (tabloid)

  Talented Mr. Ripley, The (motion picture)

  Tate Modern Gallery

  Taylor, Graham

  Taylor, Jack

  10,000-hour rule

  Terez Grozny soccer club

  Terry, John

  Tévez, Carlos

  Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship (Potter)

  Thuram, Lilian

  Times (London) (newspaper)

  Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy television adaptation

  Tognaccini, Daniele

  Torres, Fernando

  Tossell, David

  Totally Frank (Lampard)

  Tottenham Hotspur football club

  Totti, Francesco

  Touré, Kolo

  Trapattoni, Giovanni

  Trautmann, Bert

  Trezeguet, David

  Turkey

  UEFA Cup

  Under-17 World Cup

  Under-20 World Cup

  U.S. soccer

  Valdano, Jorge

  appointment of Mourinho to Real Madrid

  as coach of Real Madrid

  and Cruijff

  distance between club and player

  El Filósofo (The Philosopher)

  speaks soccer well

  Valdés, Victor

  Valencia, Adolfo

  Van Basten, Marco

  hero of Henry

  hero of Van Nistelrooy

  Van Beveren, Jan

  Van Bommel, Mark

  Van Bronckhorst, Gio

  Van der Sar, Edwin

  as “ice rabbit,”

  tried not to make saves

  Van Gaal, Louis

  coaching and Mourinho

  as head coach of Barcelona

  studying to become head coach

  Van Hanegem, Willem

  Van Nistelrooy, Ruud

  birth of

  compared with Kluivert

  courted by clubs in 1999–2000 season

  goal scoring of

  injury to knee

  not a “Dutch” player

  occasionally dives

  Van Os, Pieter

  Van Persie, Robin

  Venables, Terry

  Verón, Juan Ramon

  Verón, Juan Sebastián

  Vialli, Gianluca

  Vieira, Patrick

  and Anelka

  and Wenger

  Villa, David

  Villar, Justo

  Vincent, Chris

  Visie (Van Gaal)

  Voetbal International (magazine)

  Vogts, Berti

  Völler, Rudi

  Walcott, Theo

  Walter, Fritz

  Washington Diplomats

  Weah, George

  Welsby, Elton

  Wembley Stadium

  new by Norman Foster

 

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