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Home›Category: "soccer" (Page 2)

soccer

  • Brazil Bleg

    FIFA, incetives, soccer, strategy
    January 22, 2020
    by Liam Lenten
    Bitter football enemies Argentina and Brazil (combined 7-time World Champions) square-off yet again in a friendly next Wednesday.  The match is in (of all places) Doha – since the match ...
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  • Make or Buy?

    European football, soccer, World Cup
    January 13, 2020
    by Skip Sauer
    Barcelona or Real Madrid?  Barcelona makes them.  Real Madrid buys them.  It's a matter of degree of course, but I think the distinction holds.  Rob Hughes reports, in anticipation of ...
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  • The Impact Of Managerial Change On Performance: The Role Of Team Heterogeneity

    manager efficiency, soccer, sports economics
    January 7, 2020
    by Phil Miller
    “When a key responsibility of a manager is to allocate more or less attractive tasks, subordinates have an incentive to work hard and demonstrate their talents. As a new manager ...
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  • Including the World in the World Cup

    soccer, World Cup
    January 2, 2020
    by Victor Matheson
    Chuck Blazer, an American and North America's representive to the FIFA executive committee has blasted the committee's decision to not award North America's soccer confederation, CONCACAF, an additional slot at ...
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  • Not a Good Performance Evaluation

    FIFA, soccer, World Cup
    December 25, 2019
    by Skip Sauer
    The AP headline is:  "US soccer pres: We failed to meet expectations."  There's not much else in the story, apart from a statement that Sunil Gulati "will likely meet with ...
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  • Does Soccer Have a Chance to Ever Become a Major Sport in North America?

    soccer, television
    November 19, 2019
    by John Palmer
    After spending some time in England last summer, and planning to return this summer, I have spent much more time than I ever imagined watching soccer, both live and on ...
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  • FIFA: Money, Control, or Both

    FIFA, soccer, World Cup
    November 7, 2019
    by Brian Goff
    After goals not given, diving, low scoring, reds for nothing, penalties overlooked, ... of the World Cup, arguably the strongest overall team won the event.  Although not totally one-sided, Spain ...
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  • Superb World Cup 'Selection Bias' Example

    FIFA, soccer, World Cup
    November 4, 2019
    by Liam Lenten
    For all those economics professors and tutors out there who struggle to explain the crucial concept of ‘selection bias’, a nice illustration can be found in FIFA World Cup finals ...
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  • Decline of Portsmouth... and the English PL

    english football, league structure, soccer
    October 24, 2019
    by Skip Sauer
    News reports in England imply that Portsmouth Football Club of the English Premier League, perhaps the richest league in world soccer, is within days of bankruptcy. Like an LA condo ...
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  • Soccer, and Hell Freezing Over

    European football, soccer
    October 23, 2019
    by Skip Sauer
    A couple of weeks ago, my undergraduate seminar engaged in a discussion of Michael Allen Gillespie's excellent essay "Players and Spectators:  Sports and Ethical Training in the American University".  As ...
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  • Wake Me Up When We Play Algeria

    FIFA, soccer, World Cup
    September 27, 2019
    by Skip Sauer
    2-2 vs. Slovenia, and whew!  That was the most thrilling tie in American history.  We're still alive!! As for the commentary, Ian Darke's performance in the booth validated ESPN's decision to ...
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  • Tension between Winning and Costs: Brazil Edition

    incetives, soccer
    September 17, 2019
    by Liam Lenten
    The UEFA European Football (Soccer) Championship kicks-offs tonight...but those who claim that this tournament is tougher to win than the World Cup should be reminded of two obvious absentees from the ...
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