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Is there a sport you could turn professional at with only a year of coaching?

How can you give yourself a 1-in-12 chance of playing international soccer against Cristiano Ronaldo?

Which sport is the most profitable to participate in for the least amount of effort?

A highly amusing, alternative take on commonly accepted sporting knowledge. These, plus many more, are the questions posed and answered by Why Playing in Red Makes You a Winner... a diligently researched book that challenges us to use figures to take a quirky and sideways look at sport.

Packed with well-investigated observations and explanations of hidden phenomena, Why Playing in Red Makes You a Winner... explores the incredible idiosyncrasies that lie within world sport and will change perceptions of the games we love.

Written in a fun and accessible style by a bestselling author and featuring astute observations that range from the technical and serious to fun and entertaining, Why Playing in Red Makes You a Winner... offers a refreshing new take on major sports.

Why Playing in Red Makes You a Winner...: And Other Amazing Sports Statistics Phenomena

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    Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
    Publication Date: 09/04/2015
    ISBN13: 9781780976372, 978-1780976372
    ISBN10: 1780976372

    Number of Pages: 224

    Non Fiction , Sport

    Description

    Is there a sport you could turn professional at with only a year of coaching?

    How can you give yourself a 1-in-12 chance of playing international soccer against Cristiano Ronaldo?

    Which sport is the most profitable to participate in for the least amount of effort?

    A highly amusing, alternative take on commonly accepted sporting knowledge. These, plus many more, are the questions posed and answered by Why Playing in Red Makes You a Winner... a diligently researched book that challenges us to use figures to take a quirky and sideways look at sport.

    Packed with well-investigated observations and explanations of hidden phenomena, Why Playing in Red Makes You a Winner... explores the incredible idiosyncrasies that lie within world sport and will change perceptions of the games we love.

    Written in a fun and accessible style by a bestselling author and featuring astute observations that range from the technical and serious to fun and entertaining, Why Playing in Red Makes You a Winner... offers a refreshing new take on major sports.

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