We analyze how the Bosman ruling affected the market for star players and talent development in the European football … market. We develop a model with sports competition and endogenous ownership of star players in which we show how the stiffer … bidding competition over star players after the Bosman ruling has spurred talent development foremost in EU nations lacking …

In this paper we consider trends in the distribution of player talent across association football clubs over time …. Player talent is the most important prerequisite for team success in professional sports leagues and changes in players …