Tag Archives: World Cup

“No one can say in advance where a game will go.”

Posted on July 15, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

This wonderful sentence is from Brian Phillips’s beautiful essay on the role of chance in the World Cup. Here is an excerpt: I made a list of the moments during the past month that stood out the most to me. I … Continue reading →

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World Cup auctions?

Posted on June 16, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Why not use auctions or some other market mechanism to allocate the right to host such sporting events as the World Cup, the Olympics, or the Super Bowl? Or do you think FIFA’s corrupt selection methods, or the IOC’s opaque multi-stage selection process, or … Continue reading →

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Faltan 12 dias …

Posted on May 31, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Check out this cool video (in Spanish) supporting the Chilean National Team and see one of the many reasons why we love the World Cup …

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