"In northern Europe, in general, we tend to value discipline and sticking to your task highly, " said Kuper.
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Kuper and Szymanski claim the tournament actually makes people happier by creating a collective event that helps us value relationships with family, friends and the world.
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Soccer analytics types from Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski in the book "Soccernomics" to David Sally and Chris Anderson in the recently published "The Numbers Game" have long argued that it does not.
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