Monthly Archives: November 2012

Villarreal Gives Up Public Funding Amid Spanish Economic Crisis: Reactions on Twitter

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

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Economics/Soccer Sources Worth Following

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

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Welcome to The Invisible Hand of God: A Blog about Economics and Soccer

  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

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