<p>We discuss the Ballon D'or voting and Solomon outlines why a certain Argentine should have won it. We also round up the weekend action and discuss refereeing.</p>
<p>“Who You Smilin' At” by Apache Tomcat, CC BY-SA 4.0 / modified to use as theme song http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Apache_Tomcat</p>

We discuss the Ballon D'or voting and Solomon outlines why a certain Argentine should have won it. We also round up the weekend action and discuss refereeing. “Who You Smilin' At” by Apache Tomcat, CC BY-SA 4.0 / modified to use as theme song http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Apache_Tomcat

Why Do Good Things Happen to the 2nd Best Player in the World?

Seventeen-year-old soccer nut Solomon Dubner tries to educate his father Stephen (host of Freakonomics Radio) — and the rest of the world — about futbol.

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Why Do Good Things Happen to the 2nd Best Player in the World?

Why Do Good Things Happen to the 2nd Best Player in the World?