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There’s a line of thinking shared by some soccer pundits, in the UK and abroad, that goes like this: Thirty years ago, English football was purer — better — than it is today. Today, the game is all about money. … Continue reading →

Fernando Roig, the president of Spanish second division side Villarreal, recently announced that the club has given up public subsidies of more than 3 million Euros amid the country’s ongoing financial crisis. The reason: Roig said that the people of … Continue reading →

Hi again. Today I’ll be sharing a few economics/soccer voices and news outlets worth following. While traditional news organizations provide reliable coverage of on-field events in the world’s biggest leagues and competitions, I’m focusing here on sources that reliably provide … Continue reading →

  Welcome to this blog, which I’m calling “The Invisible Hand of God.” I’ll be writing here about the intersection of economics and soccer. The blog’s name combines “the invisible hand” (Adam Smith’s theory of how markets are governed) and … Continue reading →