The Science of Soccer

Updated and revised throughout, this new edition of The Science of Soccer applies scientific analysis to football, giving us the answers to questions like "what's the chance of a team that wins the League or Premiership also winning the Cup?

John Wesson is a theoretical physicist with doctorates in atomic and plasma physics. Outside physics he has applied mathematics to a wide range of subjects, initiating the theory of optimal taxation and providing a theoretical analysis of many aspects of golf. He played football until his retirement and has since played golf, tennis, table tennis and bowls.

The ball and the bounce. The kick. Throwing, heading, punching, catching, receiving, trapping. The ball in flight. The laws. Game theory. The best team. The players. Economics. Mathematics. Chapter images. Bibliography. Index.