Description
Book SynopsisIs 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.
Trade Review'A statto's delight. And with a smart variety of graphics alongside the author's myth-busting observations, it's a real page-turner'
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'There's plenty of fun to be had'
Independent on Sunday. Table of ContentsIntroduction • More than 40 incredible theories about sporting numbers, statistics and facts, brought to life by a selection of amazing infographics • Index.
