Tension between Winning and Costs: Brazil Edition
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 ...Mega-Events in Developing Nations
South Africa has spent at least $6 billion in preparations for this summer's World Cup. How can a poor but developing country like South Africa afford to host such an ...Another Government Review of Australian Soccer
Last week, Australian government Minister for Sport, Senator Mark Arbib announced another Australian government review in to the affairs of Australian association football (soccer). To be conducted by the head ...The Third-Largest Industry in Italy
What would you guess is the third-largest industry in Italy? Wine? Apparel? the Roman Catholic Church? Housing? Tourism? Automobiles? According to Aldo Spinelli, quoted in The Economist [$], it is ...Applying Economics Research
First off, Congrats to Richard Thaler for winning the Nobel Prize in Economics! Another piece of useful research that is having an impact on sports: Robbie Butler, at The ...World Cup Bid 2018/2022
Stephen J. Dubner blogged about a report I wrote about the 2018/2022 World Cup bid a group of Americans has put together. I read comments on the blog and felt ...Football vs. Football
While the United States is focused this week on the Super Bowl, a report released today by the consulting firm Initiative states that soccer's Champions' League Final attracted a higher ...HOW MLS IS EMERGING AND HOW THE LEAGUE ATTRACTS SOME OF THE BIGGEST FOOTBALL PLAYERS
The sudden surge in popularity and sporadic growth of Major League Soccer (MLS) is without controversy one of the shocking accomplishments in the recent soccer arena. Having attracted a stadium ...
