William Hill Sports Book of the Year
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1994) Winner
Simon Kuper
サイモン・クーパー
Saimon Kūpā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-10-15 （Kampala, Uganda）
- Nationality
- British, French
- Languages
- English, Dutch
- Residence History
- Kampala, Uganda → Leiden, Netherlands → Jamaica → Sweden → Palo Alto, California → Berlin, Germany → London, UK → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Author
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Affiliations
- Financial Times
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford University | History | German | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Harvard University | — | Kennedy Scholar | — | — | United States |
| Technische Universität Berlin | — | — | — | — | Germany |
Oxford University
History
/ German
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied History and German
Harvard University
Kennedy Scholar
Country:
United States
Attended as Kennedy Scholar
Technische Universität Berlin
Country:
Germany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | William Hill Sports Book of the Year | Football Against the Enemy | — | William Hill | winner |
| 2016 | British Society of Magazine Editors Columnist of the Year | — | — | British Society of Magazine Editors | winner |
| 2020 | British Society of Magazine Editors Columnist of the Year | — | — | British Society of Magazine Editors | winner |
| 2022 | Sunday Times Football Book of the Year | Barça | — | The Sunday Times | winner |
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
1994
Work:
Football Against the Enemy
Organization:
William Hill
Result:
winner
British Society of Magazine Editors Columnist of the Year
2016
Organization:
British Society of Magazine Editors
Result:
winner
British Society of Magazine Editors Columnist of the Year
2020
Organization:
British Society of Magazine Editors
Result:
winner
Sunday Times Football Book of the Year
2022
Work:
Barça
Organization:
The Sunday Times
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Football Against the Enemy
1994 Sports Non-fictionExplores the relationship between football and politics/society
FootballPoliticsAnthropology
Ajax, the Dutch, the War
2003 Historical Non-fictionFootball in Europe during WWII
FootballWarHistory
Soccernomics
2009 Sports AnalyticsEconomic and statistical analysis of soccer
FootballEconomicsData
Barça: The Rise and Fall of the Club that Built Modern Football
2021 Sports Non-fictionHistory of FC Barcelona
FootballBarcelona
Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK
2022 Political Non-fictionOxford network dominating UK politics
PoliticsOxford
Bibliography
- Football Against the Enemy (1994)
- Ajax, The Dutch, The War (2003)
- Why England Lose (2009)
- The Football Men (2011)
- Soccernomics (2012)
- Barça (2021)
- The Happy Traitor (2021)
- Chums (2022)
- Good Chaps (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Anthropological perspectiveLong-form essaysAnalytical
- Recurring Motifs
- Football and societyPolitics and cultureUrban planning
Legacy
Renowned as a leading football writer, influential columnist at Financial Times. Acclaimed for unique anthropological approach to sports.
Trivia
- Father is anthropologist Adam Kuper
- Wife is author Pamela Druckerman
- Naturalized French citizen in 2022