The Soccernomics Podcast

Manchester City Found Guilty: But Stefan Thinks the Outrage is Overblown

By now you've probably already heard the news. After years of investigation, Manchester City have been found guilty of all but one of the 100 + charges they've been facin

We're Finalists at The Signal Awards!

A quick check-in to explain why we didn't do an episode today, and to announce that we are finalists at the Signal Awards. It's one of the biggest awards competitions in

Has VAR made refereeing decisions more accurate?

VAR always produces a spirited debate, and today's episode is no different. Though Stefan has data that proves that VAR is highly effective, Ashish pushes back arguing th

What Are The Best Leagues in the World?

The English Premier League is widely considered to be the best soccer league in the world, but how can we rank the rest of them? Opta, the British sports analytics compan

How Much Do Managers Really Matter? [Rerun]

Following on from our latest episode on why managers get fired so often, today we're republishing our episode on how much they really matter in the first place. This epi

"You're Getting Sacked in the Morning": Why Managers Get Fired So Much

Football managers are constantly on the hot seat. Just a few weeks into the season, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Fiorentina and Valencia have already sacked their managers.

Why Don’t American Sports Have Promotion and Relegation?

At long last, we delve into the promotion/relegation in the context of Major League Soccer, but also American sports in general. Stefan explains the closed league system,

Can MLS Actually Become a Major League?

As an extension from our Thursday episode, we discuss the MLS experiment and where it is today. How did it survive after its lowest ebbs in the late 90s and early 2000s?

Before MLS: The Wild History of American Soccer

From the Boston Beaneaters of the ALFP, to the New York Cosmos of the NASL, we dig into the long history of professional soccer in the US, dating back to the 1890s. It se

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It: Stefan on Football’s Financial Rules

After a walking vacation in Ireland, Stefan has had a lot of time to think about football's financial regulations - and he's got a lot to say. Well let's be honest: both

Why Does Messi Keep Missing Penalties? [Rerun]

As Stefan recently pointed out, Lionel Messi has missed three penalties in a row. That, along with Ashish's never ending debate with his friend Rishi over David De Gea, m

The Soccernomics Podcast x NO SUCH THING

After Stefan recently fired back at people who didn't like his analysis about the origins of the word 'soccer', we thought we'd play you the entire conversation that led

Why Are Sports Teams Suddenly Worth So Much Money?

From Liverpool to the Lakers: its been a big week in the world of sports team ownership. Mark Walter's sale of his controlling stake of the Lakers, just 14 months after

Mailbag Part II: Soccer vs Football, Colonialism & Pay to Play

Stefan fights off the haters when it comes to his position on Soccer v Football. Seriously, if you haven't read his book, "It's Football, Not Soccer (And Vice Versa), co-

Mailbag: Penalties, the European Super League & Match Momentum Graphs

In our first listener questions episode, we get into a variety of topics - from penalties, to the European Super League and those weird "Match Momentum" graphs FOX kept s

Kieran Maguire on Infantino, FIFA and Ebbsfleet United

A momentous day for The Soccernomics Podcast: Our first guest. Kieran Maguire, one of the world's leading football finance experts, and the author of "The Price is Footba

Will Gianni Infantino Resign?

Since we last recorded, the pressure has been mounting on Gianni Infantino. Though he retreated from his botched World Cup sell-off plan, many want more - his resignation

Amid FIFA Sell-Off Fiasco, A Reminder That World Cups Save Lives [Rerun]

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide. Though we promise, this is ultimately an uplifting and hopeful story. As the fallout from Gianni Infantino

Will Infantino's World Cup Plan Tear FIFA and UEFA Apart?

In a shock move on Tuesday, FIFA announced plans to create FIFA Forward Enterprises (FFE), a new subsidiary which would sell all of FIFA’s commercial rights and run its m

Why Does Western Europe Dominate Global Football? [Rerun]

We're taking a little breather this week, catching our breath from the World Cup. But we'll be back with new episodes very soon. Until then, we thought we'd republish an