The Soccernomics Podcast

Get ready for the World Cup through the lens of Soccernomics. It's a New York Times Bestseller, but it's also a way of looking at the game that uncovers its hidden truths. Featuring Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski and Ashish Malhotra.

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

  Sep 30, 202657 min

  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 facing in relation to breaching the Premier League's financial regulations. If you know Stefan, you probably won't be surprised to find out that many of his views on this topic go against the mainstream narratives. And though Stefan is upfront that he was a witness for the club in the case, his views on financial regulations in football predate any association with Manchester City. Still, Ashish isn't fully convinced of his arguments. What do you think? Do let us know by writing in to thesoccernomicspodcast@gmail.com. And don't forget to vote for us at The Signal Awards: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/genre/sports

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  We're Finalists at The Signal Awards!

  Sep 29, 20262 min

  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 the podcasting world, so it's a big honor for this independent podcast that didn't even exist five months ago. You can help us win the Listener's Choice Award by voting here: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/genre/sports Make sure you create an account and verify it in your email!

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  Has VAR made refereeing decisions more accurate?

  Sep 24, 202640 min

  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 that it's still used too subjectively, and that perceptions around its accuracy are a problem. What do you think?

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  What Are The Best Leagues in the World?

  Sep 21, 202633 min

  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 company have come up with their latest power rankings. We discuss them, and metholodigies that can be used to rate the world's best leagues.

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  How Much Do Managers Really Matter? [Rerun]

  Sep 17, 202635 min

  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 episode was first published on June 25. None of the dates or references have been changed since that time.

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