Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approach
- Autores
- Matesanz Gómez, David; Holzmayer, Florian; Torgler, Benno; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Ortega, Guillermo José
- Año de publicación
- 2018
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Professional football is a globalized game in which players are the most valuable assets for clubs. In this study, we explore the evolution of the football players’ transfer network among 21 European first leagues between the seasons 1996/1997 and 2015/2016. From a topological point of view, we show that this network achieved an upper limit expansion around season 2007/2008, thereafter becoming more connected and dense. Using a machine learning approach based on Self-Organizing Maps and Principal Component Analysis we confirm that European competitions, such as the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, are indeed a “money game” where the clubs with the highest transfer spending achieve better sportive performance. Some clubs’ transfer market activities also affect domestic performance. We conclude from our findings that the relationship between transfer spending and domestic or international sportive performance might lead to substantial inequality between clubs and leagues, while potentially creating a virtuous (vicious) circle in which these variables reinforce (weaken) each other.
Fil: Matesanz Gómez, David. Universidad de Oviedo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales. Departamento de Economía Aplicada; España
Fil: Holzmayer, Florian. WHU–Otto Beisheim School of Management; Alemania
Fil: Torgler, Benno. University of Technology Sydney; Australia. Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts; Suiza
Fil: Schmidt, Sascha L.. WHU–Otto Beisheim School of Management; Alemania. Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts; Suiza
Fil: Ortega, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes; Argentina - Materia
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TRANSFER MARKET
MACHINE LEARNING
FOOTBALL
SPORTS - Nivel de accesibilidad
- acceso abierto
- Condiciones de uso
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/
- Repositorio
- Institución
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- OAI Identificador
- oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/155464
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Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approachMatesanz Gómez, DavidHolzmayer, FlorianTorgler, BennoSchmidt, Sascha L.Ortega, Guillermo JoséTRANSFER MARKETMACHINE LEARNINGFOOTBALLSPORTShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5Professional football is a globalized game in which players are the most valuable assets for clubs. In this study, we explore the evolution of the football players’ transfer network among 21 European first leagues between the seasons 1996/1997 and 2015/2016. From a topological point of view, we show that this network achieved an upper limit expansion around season 2007/2008, thereafter becoming more connected and dense. Using a machine learning approach based on Self-Organizing Maps and Principal Component Analysis we confirm that European competitions, such as the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, are indeed a “money game” where the clubs with the highest transfer spending achieve better sportive performance. Some clubs’ transfer market activities also affect domestic performance. We conclude from our findings that the relationship between transfer spending and domestic or international sportive performance might lead to substantial inequality between clubs and leagues, while potentially creating a virtuous (vicious) circle in which these variables reinforce (weaken) each other.Fil: Matesanz Gómez, David. Universidad de Oviedo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales. Departamento de Economía Aplicada; EspañaFil: Holzmayer, Florian. WHU–Otto Beisheim School of Management; AlemaniaFil: Torgler, Benno. University of Technology Sydney; Australia. Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts; SuizaFil: Schmidt, Sascha L.. WHU–Otto Beisheim School of Management; Alemania. Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts; SuizaFil: Ortega, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes; ArgentinaPublic Library of Science2018-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/155464Matesanz Gómez, David; Holzmayer, Florian; Torgler, Benno; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Ortega, Guillermo José; Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approach; Public Library of Science; Plos One; 13; 12; 12-2018; 1-161932-6203CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0209362info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0209362info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:29:59Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/155464instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:30:00.266CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approach |
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Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approach |
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Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approach Matesanz Gómez, David TRANSFER MARKET MACHINE LEARNING FOOTBALL SPORTS |
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Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approach |
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Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approach |
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Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approach |
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Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approach |
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Transfer market activities and sportive performance in European first football leagues: A dynamic network approach |
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Matesanz Gómez, David Holzmayer, Florian Torgler, Benno Schmidt, Sascha L. Ortega, Guillermo José |
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Matesanz Gómez, David |
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Matesanz Gómez, David Holzmayer, Florian Torgler, Benno Schmidt, Sascha L. Ortega, Guillermo José |
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Holzmayer, Florian Torgler, Benno Schmidt, Sascha L. Ortega, Guillermo José |
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TRANSFER MARKET MACHINE LEARNING FOOTBALL SPORTS |
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TRANSFER MARKET MACHINE LEARNING FOOTBALL SPORTS |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5 |
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Professional football is a globalized game in which players are the most valuable assets for clubs. In this study, we explore the evolution of the football players’ transfer network among 21 European first leagues between the seasons 1996/1997 and 2015/2016. From a topological point of view, we show that this network achieved an upper limit expansion around season 2007/2008, thereafter becoming more connected and dense. Using a machine learning approach based on Self-Organizing Maps and Principal Component Analysis we confirm that European competitions, such as the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, are indeed a “money game” where the clubs with the highest transfer spending achieve better sportive performance. Some clubs’ transfer market activities also affect domestic performance. We conclude from our findings that the relationship between transfer spending and domestic or international sportive performance might lead to substantial inequality between clubs and leagues, while potentially creating a virtuous (vicious) circle in which these variables reinforce (weaken) each other. Fil: Matesanz Gómez, David. Universidad de Oviedo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales. Departamento de Economía Aplicada; España Fil: Holzmayer, Florian. WHU–Otto Beisheim School of Management; Alemania Fil: Torgler, Benno. University of Technology Sydney; Australia. Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts; Suiza Fil: Schmidt, Sascha L.. WHU–Otto Beisheim School of Management; Alemania. Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts; Suiza Fil: Ortega, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes; Argentina |
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Professional football is a globalized game in which players are the most valuable assets for clubs. In this study, we explore the evolution of the football players’ transfer network among 21 European first leagues between the seasons 1996/1997 and 2015/2016. From a topological point of view, we show that this network achieved an upper limit expansion around season 2007/2008, thereafter becoming more connected and dense. Using a machine learning approach based on Self-Organizing Maps and Principal Component Analysis we confirm that European competitions, such as the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League, are indeed a “money game” where the clubs with the highest transfer spending achieve better sportive performance. Some clubs’ transfer market activities also affect domestic performance. We conclude from our findings that the relationship between transfer spending and domestic or international sportive performance might lead to substantial inequality between clubs and leagues, while potentially creating a virtuous (vicious) circle in which these variables reinforce (weaken) each other. |
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