Business of Sports vs Soccernomics: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Business Aspects, Gambling, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports, Games, Essays
Business of Sports
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The Business of Sports provides a comprehensive foundation of the economic, organizational, legal and political components of the sports industry. Geared for journalism, communication and business students, but also an…
Soccernomics
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Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game of soccer works, "Soccernomics" reveals the often surprisingly counterintuitive…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Soccernomics has the widest readership — 20238 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Business of Sports | Soccernomics | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (4) | 4.0 (20238) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (51) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Business of Sports | Soccernomics | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 20238 |
| Editions | 11 | 22 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 8 | 24780 |
| Reading it now | — | 1362 |
| Written reviews | — | 963 |
| Pages | 470 | 456 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Business of Sports or Soccernomics?
Soccernomics has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Soccernomics 3.9/5, Business of Sports 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Business of Sports or Soccernomics?
Soccernomics is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Soccernomics (456 pages, ≈ 8 h 27 m); Business of Sports (470 pages, ≈ 8 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: Business of Sports or Soccernomics?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Business of Sports: Moderate; Soccernomics: Moderate.