Subempleo sistemático de talento en la industria del fútbol

  1. García-del-Barrio, Pedro 1
  2. Agüera Berisa, Daniel 1
  3. Parra Molinero, Javier 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Navarra
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    Universidad de Navarra

    Pamplona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02rxc7m23

Journal:
Cuadernos económicos de ICE

ISSN: 0210-2633,  2340-9037

Year of publication: 2023

Issue Title: Economía y Deporte

Issue: 106

Pages: 153-184

Type: Article

DOI: 10.32796/CICE.2023.106.7701 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This paper studies the sporting industry, as part of the entertainment sector. Sporting talent,as well as the media visibility that talent gives, are valuable and often non-replicable assets thatfootball clubs use to get economic returns. This article, of an empirical nature, uses a large databaseof soccer players from the five major European domestic leagues, covering the 2014/2015 season to the 2018/2019 season, both included. The results allow us to corroborate – in line withprevious studies – that the players with the greatest capacity to attract the attention of the mediahave a greater market value and receive more opportunities to play, indicating that the coachesvalue not only sports performance, but also the media and economic implications.It has been verified that there is a systematic underemployment of talent in the footballindustry, insofar as the restrictions of the competitive system, which limit the number of playersand changes per game, prevent some of the individuals from playing; This situation isexacerbated by concentrating too many talented players on the same teams, thus reducing theoverall ability to provide entertainment.

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