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MoneyballmeetsFreakonomicsinthismyth-bustingguidetounderstanding—andwinning—themostpopularsportontheplanet-nowwithanewafterwordonthe2014WorldCup!Innovationiscomingtosoccer,andatthecenterofitallarethenumbers—awayofthinkingaboutthegamethatignorestheobviousinfavorofhowthingsactuallyare.InTheNumbersGame,ChrisAnderson,aformerprofessionalgoalkeeperturnedsoccerstatisticsguru,teamsupwithbehavioralanalystDavidSallytouncoverthenumbersthatreallymatterwhenitcomestopredictingawinner.Investigatingbasicbutprofoundquestions—Howvaluablearecorners?Whichgoalmattersmost?Ispossessionreallynine-tenthsofthelaw?Howshouldaplayer’svaluebejudged?—theydeliveranincisive,revolutionarynewwayofwatchingandunderstandingsoccer.