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Soccernomics
Waarom dure spitsen nauwelijks scoren en andere voetbalraadsels verklaard‘Een intelligent en hartstikke geestig boek.’ Jan Mulder‘Vol heldere inzichten, tot leven gewekt met smakelijke anekdotes.’ NRC‘Hoort verplicht te worden gelezendoor deelnemers aan praatprogramma’sen door verantwoordelijke voetbalbestuurders.’ Het ParoolVoetbal is wereldwijd pure passie: miljoenen fans, meer dan 200 landen, volle stadions en kloppende harten. Maar achter dat spektakel gaat een fascinerende wereld schuil vol geldstromen, slimme analyses en scherpe inzichten. Is geld echt de sleutel tot succes? Hoe groot is de impact van een trainer? En: waarom is een peperdure spits niet altijd de beste investering? Soccernomics duikt diep in de cijfers, het gedrag en de verborgen logica van het spel dat de wereld bindt. Met wetenschappelijke scherpte en een frisse blik fileren de auteurs clichés, doorbreken ze mythes en onthullen ze de onverwachte waarheid achter de mooiste sport die er is. Slimmer kijken. Beter begrijpen. Altijd voor op het spel.Dit boek is onmisbaar voor iedere voetbalfan die méér wilt begrijpen en klaar is voor een compleet nieuwe kijk op voetbal.
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Parijs nu
Wereldstad in verandering'Wat een triomf van een boek, en wat een fascinerend levensverhaal.' Joris Luyendijk over De vrolijke verrader'Simon Kuper is het Barcelona van de sportjournalistiek.' Hugo BorstSimon Kuper heeft Parijs behoorlijk zien veranderen in de ruim twintig jaar dat hij er met zijn gezin woont. De stad heeft het nodige meegemaakt: terroristische aanslagen, hittegolven en overstromingen, de brand in de Notre-Dame en de bestorming van de stad door de gele hesjes. In de meest multiculturele stad van Europa komen smeulende sociale problemen regelmatig tot uitbarsting. Kuper kruipt in de huid van de stad en laat het Parijs van nu en de toekomst zien. Parijs raakt steeds meer geglobaliseerd en gegentrificeerd. De dominante rol van de elite is aan het veranderen. De stad ontvouwt zich verder de 21e eeuw in. Zo is er het ambitieuze Grand Paris-project om het rijke centrum (twee miljoen inwoners) te verbinden met de verwaarloosde banlieues (tien miljoen inwoners). Simon Kuper laat je voorbij de Eiffeltoren, de musea en de boulevards het echte Parijs zien.
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World Cup Fever
A Sports Book of the Year in the Irish Times, the FT and the Mail on Sunday'The ultimate book for anyone who loves football, and plenty who don't ... Unmissable' Mail on Sunday'Kuper is a wry and sharp-eyed guide' New Statesman'A brilliant evocation of the joy of the football carnival and the absurdities of the global spectacle... an essential companion' David Goldblatt It's the biggest sporting competition on Earth. A four-yearly chance for our greatest footballers to realise their ultimate dream. A month-long spectacle that's watched by billions. But the inaugural World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930, was semi-professional, poorly attended and haphazardly organised - so how did it become a bonanza of multinational sponsorship, dubious ethics and shadowy characters, and the ultimate stage for football's greatest drama?Simon Kuper is one of very few people to have attended every World Cup since 1990. In World Cup Fever he looks back at each tournament he's experienced - from half-empty stands at Italia 90 to the French triumph as hosts in 1998, South Africa's national dream in 2010 and the troubling legacy of 2022 - to reveal a captivating portrait of sport in a globalised world. World Cup Fever is the story of how the tournament touches and sometimes even changes our lives, by one of the best writers on the beautiful game.
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De wereld aan mijn voeten
Een reis door het hart van het mondiale voetbal in 9 WK'sOoit nam Simon Kuper zich voor meer Wereldkampioenschappen voetbal te bezoeken dan wie ook ter wereld. De teller staat inmiddels op negen, nadat hij zijn eerste WK in 1990 in Italië aandeed. En ondanks zijn Zuid-Afrikaanse ouders, zijn Engelse opvoeding en zijn huidige woonplaats Parijs is hij op eindtoernooien altijd voor Oranje. Kuper woonde in zijn jeugd lange tijd in Leiden en dat verloochent zich niet. In De wereld aan mijn voeten doet hij anekdotisch en aanstekelijk verslag van zijn ervaringen, ontmoetingen en wedstrijden die hij zich om diverse redenen herinnert. Tussen de regels laat hij de lezers met hem meegenieten van de mooiste sport op aarde. Je ervaart het WK en begrijpt wat het WK betekent en wie de mensen uit het gastland zijn. Hoe we hun land leren kennen en wat het zegt over de globalisering. Hij geeft blijk van een kritische, journalistieke en betrokken kijk op de sport waarop hij nog lang niet is uitgekeken. De wereld aan mijn voeten is Kupers hoogstpersoonlijke liefdesverklaring. ‘Met meer verstand geschreven dan wie dan ook. Kuper is de intellectueel onder de voetbaljournalisten.’ the times ‘Adembenemend.’ fourfourtwo
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Kylian Mbappe
'Inspiring. Gritty. Triumphant. Laurens gives us a front row seat to Mbappe's epic rise to the top of the football world.'Jeff Benedict'The authoritative read on one of football's biggest stars' Sam Wallace'An illuminating read about one of the twenty-first century's main characters' Joey D'Urso'The story of Mbappé deserved to be told by someone with a sharp mind and pen, who understands Kylian and his background. Julien ticks all the boxes' Guillem Balague______________________________'Only the second teenager to have scored a goal in a World Cup Final! Welcome to the club - it's great to have some company!' PeléThis was the praise lauded upon Kylian Mbappé who, at just 19 years of age, led France to triumph at the 2018 World Cup. As golden confetti rained down, millions across the globe watched as the young man kissed the iconic trophy; the heir to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the best footballer in the world had announced himself. It was his crowning moment.In Kylian Mbappé: The Definitive Biography, Julien Laurens, the world's leading French football journalist, paints a vivid portrait of Mbappé's meteoric rise to global stardom. After a decade covering Kylian's career, Julien has had unprecedented access to the player's friends, coaches and teammates past and present. Exploring Mbappé's humble upbringing in the suburbs of Paris and schooling at the famed Clairefontaine academy, his peerless rise with AS Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as his dream move to Real Madrid where his career has reached new heights, this extensive biography crafts an intimate account of Kylian's life.Julien takes us into the inner workings of Mbappé's psyche, as we witness how becoming a world superstar at just 19 affected the young Parisian. From the complex relationship he had with his boyhood club and its hierarchy to valiantly losing against Lionel Messi's Argentina in the 2022 World Cup Final, and becoming the new face of Real Madrid's galácticos, Julien shows us how the Mbappé that stars for club and country today is unrecognisable from the one who won the World Cup with France in 2018.
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Barça
The rise and fall of the club that built modern footballWINNER of The Sunday Times Football Book of the Year. From the author of bestselling Soccernomics, this tour de force, the result of decades of investigation, reveals the truth behind the myths and legends of the world's greatest football club.
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BARCA. Der Klub, der den modernen Fußball erfand
Autor Simon Kuper erzählt in diesem preisgekrönten Buch, wie der FC Barcelona zum erfolgreichsten Fußballverein der Welt aufstieg. Wie es Verantwortliche und Spieler in den letzten 40 Jahren schafften, aus einem katalanischen Fußballverein eine globale Marke und ein soziales, kulturelles und politisches Phänomen zu formen. Kuper beschreibt die Arbeit der Trainer, Mediziner, Datenanalysten und Ernährungswissenschaftler, die die Sportwelt revolutioniert haben. Und er untersucht den überragenden Einfluss der beiden größten Legenden des Vereins, Johan Cruyff und Lionel Messi. Und wie Lamine Yamal und der deutsche Trainer Hansi Flick den erfolgreichen Weg weiter beschreiten. Hierfür erhielt Kuper beispiellosen Zugang hinter die Kulissen des Vereins und zu den Menschen, die dort arbeiten.
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Soccernomics (2026 World Cup Edition)
Updated 2026 World Cup Edition In this modern classic, a leading sportswriter and an acclaimed sports economist apply high-powered analytical tools to everyday soccer topics “Soccernomics is the most intelligent book ever written about soccer.” ―San Francisco Chronicle Why do clubs almost always lose money—and does it mean some will disappear? Why doesn’t America dominate the sport internationally? Do coaches actually even matter? These are the questions that most consume soccer fans—and Soccernomics holds the answers. Soccernomics is a revolutionary way of looking at soccer that has helped to change how some of the world’s biggest clubs are run. Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game works, experts Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski reveal the often surprisingly counterintuitive truths about soccer. This 2026 World Cup edition is updated throughout, including a brand-new chapter discussing MLS, Messi joining Inter Miami, and the rise of soccer in the United States. Soccernomics remains essential reading for anyone in search of a strategic, systematic perspective on the game.
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World Cup Fever
A New Yorker Best Book of 2026 "Highly engaging. Kuper is one of the best sportswriters in the English language today."—The New Yorker The story of how soccer has transformed the world—as seen through nine World Cups—by one of our most talented writers on the sport.The World Cup is the biggest sporting spectacle on Earth—a chance every four years for the greatest players to win international glory, and a month-long media event that's watched by an audience of billions. But the tournament has changed beyond recognition since the inaugural event in Montevideo, Uruguay, in July 1930. What was once a semi-professional meeting beset by haphazard play has evolved to become a game of multinational buyouts, dubious ethics, and questionable aims—and the new era of soccer has much to tell us about the globalized world. Simon Kuper is among the vanishingly small number of writers who have attended every World Cup since 1990. World Cup Fever is his journey to find the heart of soccer, through the nine tournaments he's experienced first-hand—from watching matches in half-empty stands during Italia 1990 (a tournament that at times felt like a village fete) to witnessing the French triumph at home in 1998; South Africa's national dream in 2010; and the troubling legacy of Qatar in 2022. Told on the pitch, in the stands, in the pubs, and on the streets, this is the story of how soccer has changed the world
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Die größte aller Partys
Seit 1990 hat Simon Kuper keine Fußball-Weltmeisterschaftausgelassen, er war bei allen neun Turnieren vor Ort und hat seine Beobachtungen in 25 Notizbüchern festgehalten. Dabei legt er den Fokus nicht auf 1:0-Berichterstattung, sondern auf die vielen abseitigen Geschichten rund um das größte Fußballfest der Erde. So erfährt der Leser etwa, weshalb die deutsche Mannschaft ihren Bösewicht-Status als "Darth Vader" der WM verlor, wie ein Indigenen-Stamm mit dem 1:7-Desaster Brasiliens umging und auch, warum der Autor von der WM 1998 in Frankreich dermaßen begeistert war, dass er seinen topdotierten Job in London kündigte und spontan nach Paris umzog.Das einzigartige Buch zur WMin den USA, Kanada und Mexiko vom vielfach ausgezeichneten Simon KuperKeine 08/15-Erlebnisse, sondern Hintergründiges, Abseitiges, Literarischeszum größten Fußballereignis der WeltInsider-Wissen & große Erfahrung: Der Autor war seit 1990 bei jeder WM live dabei
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World Cup Fever
A Sports Book of the Year in the Irish Times, the FT and the Mail on Sunday'The ultimate book for anyone who loves football, and plenty who don't ... Unmissable' Mail on Sunday'Kuper is a wry and sharp-eyed guide' New Statesman'A brilliant evocation of the joy of the football carnival and the absurdities of the global spectacle... an essential companion' David Goldblatt It's the biggest sporting competition on Earth. A four-yearly chance for our greatest footballers to realise their ultimate dream. A month-long spectacle that's watched by billions. But the inaugural World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930, was semi-professional, poorly attended and haphazardly organised - so how did it become a bonanza of multinational sponsorship, dubious ethics and shadowy characters, and the ultimate stage for football's greatest drama?Simon Kuper is one of very few people to have attended every World Cup since 1990. In World Cup Fever he looks back at each tournament he's experienced - from half-empty stands at Italia 90 to the French triumph as hosts in 1998, South Africa's national dream in 2010 and the troubling legacy of 2022 - to reveal a captivating portrait of sport in a globalised world. World Cup Fever is the story of how the tournament touches and sometimes even changes our lives, by one of the best writers on the beautiful game.
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Moveable Feasts
WINNER OF THE JANE GRIGSON TRUST AWARDA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER AND THE WEEK'Thoroughly entertaining (and hunger-inducing)' The Times 'An inspiring feat of curiosity and appetite' Spectator Paris has a justifiable claim to be the centre of European gastronomy - but beyond its trademark terrasses and zinc-topped tables, what can its cuisine tell us about the city? Chris Newens, an award-winning food writer and long-time resident of the historic slaughterhouse quartier Villette, takes us on a delightful gastronomic journey around Paris' twenty spiralling arrondissements, seeking out, sampling and attempting to recreate a dish that represents each as it is today.Hemingway wrote that 'wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast'. From Congolese cat fish in the 18th to Middle Eastern falafels in the 4th, to the charcuterie served at the libertine nightclubs of Pigalle in the 9th, Newens lifts the lid on the city's ever-changing, defining and irresistible food culture.'A joy and an education for anyone who loves Paris' Diana Henry, author of From the Oven to the Table'A gorgeous romp through the city's culinary past and present that made me hungry for Paris' Olivia Potts, author of A Half-Baked Idea
€ 24,00