Major league soccer in the USA

Jewell, Todd

doi:10.4337/9781781003176.00029

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“…Analysing possible reasons for the much better competitive balance in North America compared to the football leagues in Europe should be of great interest for future research, as well as for league management. In North America, a difference from the European teams seems to be the use of salary caps and drafting systems (Jewell, 2014;MLS, 2018;www.nwslsoccer.com/roster-rules). However, more research is needed to analyse whether these labour market restrictions are drivers for better competitive balance in the MLS and NWSL compared to European football (soccer) leagues.…”

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Comparing competitive balance between genders in team sports

Kringstad

2020

European Sport Management Quarterly

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Research question: Interest in women's team sports has increased over time. However, there is still little research comparing competitive balance between genders in the bigger sports leagues. Against this background the main research question is whether there are systematic differences in competitive balance between the genders among the bigger sports leagues. Research methods: The analysis involves football (soccer), handball and basketball leagues for the period 2007/08-2016/17 (14 leagues and 135 observations) and is based on quantitative methods. Competitive balance is a multidimensional concept, and this paper separately measures win dispersion, performance persistence and prize (here: championship winner) concentration. Results and findings: In football (soccer), win dispersion is strongly significantly weaker for women's leagues compared to their respective men's leagues, while the results for the other dimensions are mixed. Generally, the level of competitive balance seems weak in women's football (soccer) and in handball. For the latter, there is little difference in competitive balance between the genders. In basketball, the strong significant results for performance persistence suggest that the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is more balanced than the NBA. Implications: The level of competitive balance in women's football in Europe looks weak, also compared to the women's football in North America. If this leads to competitive balance problems (i.e. lower attendance, ceteris paribus) among women's football in Europe, governing bodies should consider traditional regulations to promote equalization of sporting quality and/or to adjust the framework of the game to better fit women's physiques.

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Comparing competitive balance between genders in team sports

Kringstad

2020

European Sport Management Quarterly

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“…These results could also be partly explained by the less-well developed professional youth academies in countries such as the USA (Larkin & Reeves, 2018). Furthermore these results could also be influenced by socio-cultural and economic influences as despite having high levels of youth participation, football is considered to be a second tier participation sport by many in North America (Jewell, 2014). Furthermore, the best athletes in countries such as the USA are often lured by more lucrative sports (Jewell, 2014) such as baseball, American football, basketball and ice hockey, with which football struggles to compete in terms of popularity (Strutner et al, 2014).…”

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“…Furthermore these results could also be influenced by socio-cultural and economic influences as despite having high levels of youth participation, football is considered to be a second tier participation sport by many in North America (Jewell, 2014). Furthermore, the best athletes in countries such as the USA are often lured by more lucrative sports (Jewell, 2014) such as baseball, American football, basketball and ice hockey, with which football struggles to compete in terms of popularity (Strutner et al, 2014). As stated by Jewell (2014), the recent successes of the female USA football team have further restricted the development of men's football in the USA as many sports fans in this region of the world now perceive football to be a sport for females and children.…”

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Where do the best technical football players in the world come from? Analysing the association between technical proficiency and geographical origin in elite football

Jamil

2020

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Opta seasonal sum total statistics for 1,533 professional football players representing 88 nations around the world were analysed in order to determine where the most proficient technical football players originate from. A series of Kruskal-Wallis tests were conducted and results revealed that South American players were significantly better at scoring the first goal (p = .044), scoring penalties (p = .034) and attempting shots (p = .018) than their European counterparts. Both European and South American players were revealed to be more adept at passing actions than their African, Asian or North American counterparts. Both South American and African players committed significantly more errors than their European, Asian or North American counterparts, with South American players more frequently apprehended by the referee than Asian players (p = .031), European players (p = .020) and North American players (p = .034). African players were revealed to be caught offside (p = .039) as well as have more unsuccessful ball touches (p = .001) and be dispossessed (p = .036) significantly more often than European players. It is concluded that a player's geographical origin can impact their technical proficiency in football and this theme needs further investigation.

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“…Players are contracted by the MLS and not the franchises themselves, with the result that the MLS is in charge of stipulating salary caps (Goddard & Sloane, 2014). The lack of popularity generates TV contract revenues below the rest of other US sports leagues and the major leagues in Europe (Jewell, 2014). Other example is the Chinese Professional Foot-ball League (Chinese Super league) created in 1992.…”

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European football clubs and their finances. A systematic literature review

Calahorro-López,

Ratkai

2024

Rev. contab.

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The purpose of this systematic literature review is to provide the state of the art, trends and thematic features in the field of accounting and finances of football teams applying the PRISMA guidelines. Seventy-five studies published after the Bosman Act (1995) were included from the most relevant databases: WoS and Scopus. The lines of research included in the analysis were financial performance, sport performance and legislative performance. The synthesis of studies revealed that the scientific output has evolved over time and changes have been detected both on a sporting and scientific level with the introduction of the Financial Fair Play (2012), which is changing the business model of the football industry towards more efficient financial and accounting decision making, which might help the achievement of sporting objectives. Useful policy conclusions such as valuation of intangibles, influence of results on clubs' share prices and directions for future research on football finance are also included in the paper. El objetivo de esta revisión bibliográfica sistemática es proporcionar el estado de la cuestión, las tendencias y las características temáticas en el campo de la contabilidad y las finanzas de los equipos de fútbol aplicando las directrices PRISMA. Se incluyeron 75 estudios publicados después de la Ley Bosman (1995) procedentes de las bases de datos más relevantes: WoS y Scopus. Las líneas de investigación incluidas en el análisis fueron el rendimiento financiero, el rendimiento deportivo y el rendimiento legislativo. La síntesis de los estudios reveló que la producción científica ha evolucionado con el tiempo y se han detectado cambios tanto a nivel deportivo como científico con la introducción del Fair Play Financiero (2012), que está cambiando el modelo de negocio de la industria del fútbol hacia una toma de decisiones financieras y contables más eficientes, lo que podría ayudar a la consecución de los objetivos deportivos. También se incluyen en el trabajo conclusiones útiles como la valoración de intangibles, la influencia de los resultados en el precio de las acciones de los clubes y orientaciones para futuras investigaciones sobre las finanzas del fútbol.

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Major league soccer in the USA

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Comparing competitive balance between genders in team sports

Comparing competitive balance between genders in team sports

Where do the best technical football players in the world come from? Analysing the association between technical proficiency and geographical origin in elite football

European football clubs and their finances. A systematic literature review

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