Simon Kuper's New York Times bestseller Soccernomics pioneered a new
way of looking at soccer through meticulous empirical analysis and
incisive -- and witty -- commentary. Kuper now leaves the numbers and
data behind to explore the heart and soul of the world's most popular
sport in the new, extraordinarily revealing Soccer Men.
Soccer Men goes behind the scenes with soccer's greatest players and
coaches. Inquiring into the genius and hubris of the modern game, Kuper
details the lives of giants such as Arsè Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Jorge
Valdano, Lionel Messi, Kakàand Didier Drogba, describing their
upbringings, the soccer cultures they grew up in, the way they play, and
the baggage they bring to their relationships at work.
From one of the great sportswriters of our time, Soccer Men is a
penetrating and surprising anatomy of the figures that define modern
soccer.