Superstars in European football are exceptionally talented and enjoy celebrity status. While second-tier stars, i … the pitch in the top five European football leagues. Examining the impact of unexpected injury-related absences, we find … that second-tier stars’ marginal contribution is at least equal to that of superstars. Thus, European football players with …

We analyze how the Bosman ruling affected the market for star players and talent development in the European football …

We test the soccer myth suggesting that a particularly good moment to score a goal is just before half time. To this … myth, we find that, conditional on the goal difference and other game characteristics at half time, the final goal … difference at the advantage of the home team is 0.520 goals lower in case of a goal just before half time by this team. We show …

of referee bias and that they are not just picking up a general time evolution towards less referee bias or the effect of …