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

important international football matches. We examine goal-scoring from 1960 onwards in full `A' international matches of six … national teams: Belgium, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. We analyze qualifying matches for the European … Cup. We find that the national teams of Germany, England and the Netherlands are more likely than the three other national …

analyze the effect of arrest on earnings in a sample of National Football League players who were arrested between 2000 and …

There are large differences in the remuneration of female and male professional football players. While the sports … media regularly report high earnings for male football players, the remuneration of female football players is quite seldom … an issue. Only a few female professional football players even at the highest rank can live from the remuneration for …

important international football matches. We examine goal-scoring from 1960 onwards in full 'A' international matches of six … national teams: Belgium, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. We analyze qualifying matches for the European … Cup. We find that the national teams of Germany, England and the Netherlands are more likely than the three other national …

on coach dismissals in the German football league where the selection of players is indeed a key task of the coach …