The UEFA “Home-grown Players” Rule: Does It Fulfil Its Aim?

Smokvina, Vanja

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“…The initial research at National Association level also took a very narrow view, in terms of the timeframe (years included) or number of nations included (e.g., Poli, 2009;Smokvina, 2013). Early research also did not directly look at the efficacy of the rule from a longitudinal perspective or aim to create metrics to allow greater depth of analysis to meet the gap in research.…”

Section: Development Of the Research Programmementioning

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“…The nature of player development, transfers and recruitment strategies have evolved substantially with greater financial resources available, although the market conditions in each league vary considerably and between clubs in the same league. Previous research outlined that the richest clubs will always attract young players to their organisation (Smokvina 2013). One unintended outcome was that there was greater interest in making players fit the eligibility criteria to be home-grown at an earlier stage in the development process than before the rule came in.…”

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Evaluating the efficacy of UEFA’s home-grown rule in European football

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Professional football epitomises a truly globalised industry, with significant investment and attention afforded to the elite game, particularly in Europe which is the financial epicentre. There has been a significant increase in the migration of players from across the world following the 1995 Bosman ruling and subsequent relaxing of quotas. This resulted in legislation and regulations being introduced in Europe through UEFA, the governing body, to protect the development of home-grown players, without contravening the EU Commission’s freedom of movement laws. This programme of research investigates the efficacy of UEFA’s intervention by quantifying the way clubs (and National Associations) responded to the rule and assesses the design of the regulations using programme theory. The research focusses on quantitative analysis and utilises a combination of secondary data sources to collect statistics across six European countries (England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain). The findings outline the clear differences in the volume and 'quality' of playing opportunities for home-grown players between nations. These differences are visible between club types (size, wealth, success/standing) and different club cultures (e.g., philosoph y). The structural differences between nations (domestic leagues allowing second teams) also influences the process of transitioning young players and the volume of playing opportunities generated. UEFA’s home -grown rule has not abated such differences. The construction and imposition of UEFA’s home-grown regulations had a limited theory of change underpinning it and the design could be criticised for (1)focussing on outputs not the process and (2) not controlling dominant variables. The research has practical implications for UEFA in the future as the governing body charged with creating, designing, and implementing regulations to protect home-grown player opportunities. The recommendations outline the need to implement a clear theory of change for any future interventions by UEFA to better understand the relationship between inputs, actions, outputs, and outcomes.

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Section: Development Of the Research Programmementioning

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Evaluating the efficacy of UEFA’s home-grown rule in European football

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The UEFA “Home-grown Players” Rule: Does It Fulfil Its Aim?

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