This paper intends to explore the utilization of entropy through football, generalizing the interpretation of entropy …. We consider it as a measure of competitiveness of football leagues and relate it to the UEFA ranking, which ranks yearly …

The Japanese Professional Football League (J-league) was established in 1993. Based on individual level data, this … study investigated how emergence of the league affected Japanese people playing football using the differences … more likely to play football after emergence of the J-League than before it emerged. (2) There was a positive effect of the …

This paper used the Fédération International de Football Association (FIFA) world ranking points data to examine how …

football tournaments. …

football tournaments with particular reference to the Euro 2008 football tournament. This research argues that there exists a … positive relationship between the competitive balance and success in international football tournaments. The level of the … competitive balance in a domestic football league is measured by the seasonal coefficients of variation (CV) of the end …

I investigate the impact of foreign players on international football performance of club teams and national teams in …

study of the essential factors for value creation in football and the las one shows the valuation methos based on the … professional football clubs to create value for shareholders. …