In this paper we consider trends in the distribution of player talent across association football clubs over time …

. The fear of the football associations, some journalists and fans is that a permanent financial and sporting imbalance will …

This paper investigates firm survival in professional football, arguing that the relegation and promotion system in … football leagues is very similar to firm exits and entries in traditional goods and service markets. Empirically, we use a … dataset containing information on how long football teams have participated in the German Premier League over the playing …

This paper assesses the role of distance in professional team sports, taking the example of football (soccer). We argue …. To test this hypothesis empirically, we investigate 6,389 away games from the German Football Premier League (’Erste …, focusing on the outcome of the game (i.e., win, draw or defeat) as a measure of the overall success of a football team we …

This paper assesses the role of distance in professional team sports, taking the example of football (soccer). We argue …. To test this hypothesis empirically, we investigate 6,389 away games from the German Football Premier League ('Erste … and conceded goals ('goal difference') as a measure of the overall success of a football team, we observe a significant …