Soccernomics (2022 World Cup Edition): Why European Men and American Women Win and Billionaire Owners Are Destined to Lose

by Simon Kuper

Luckily, those topics happen to be national income and national soccer teams’ results. When a country becomes independent, it joins the UN, sets up a central bank, collects taxes, and starts reporting national income accounts. It also joins FIFA to create a national soccer team.