"normal" soccer matches. Terms such as "Old Firm" (Rangers vs. Celtic), "Merseyside" (Liverpool FC vs. Everton FC), "Supercla … respective countries of origin. Using data from the German Bundesliga from 1999 to 2009, we test whether derbies differ from … other soccer matches with respect to the number of goals scored by each team, match results, and referee evaluations. The …

substitutions in the six seasons from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023 of the Bundesliga (first division of German men's football). In … 1.000 Spiele mit fünf möglichen Auswechslungen in den sechs Spielzeiten von 2017/2018 bis 2022/2023 der Bundesliga …

We analyse evaluation biases caused by physical attributes. Using data from German elite soccer, we find that referees …

This paper analyses the Relative Age Effect (RAE) in German elite youth soccer academies. We examine the efficiency of …

. This paper analyses the Relative Age Effect (RAE) in German elite youth soccer academies. We examine the efficiency of …

We test existing superstar theories for the German soccer league. We use various measures for individual players …’ performance and media presence to analyze whether performance and popularity can explain salaries and superstars in soccer … hitherto. -- Superstars ; soccer ; quantile regressions ; Rosen ; Adler …

World Cup finals were the first mega-event hosted by reunified Germany. We use this landmark event in German contemporary … history to investigate how the integration of the two parts of Germany progressed after 18 years of reunification. We still …

Hosting the 2006 FIFA World Championship induced a boom in stadium investments in Germany. A second wave of smaller … and the second Bundesliga, aiming not to fall behind the top clubs. The present paper gives an overview over recent …