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Money Talks: Team Variables and Player Positions that Most Influence the Market Value of Professional Male Footballers in Europe

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  • Jose Luis Felipe

    (School of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Calle Tajo S/N, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain)

  • Alvaro Fernandez-Luna

    (School of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Calle Tajo S/N, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain)

  • Pablo Burillo

    (School of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Calle Tajo S/N, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain)

  • Luis Eduardo de la Riva

    (School of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Calle Tajo S/N, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain)

  • Javier Sanchez-Sanchez

    (School of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Calle Tajo S/N, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain)

  • Jorge Garcia-Unanue

    (IGOID Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Antigua Fábrica de Armas, 45071 Toledo, Spain)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyse different interactions of the variables (age, position, or quality of the team and the league) and the crowdsourcing Transfermarkt values of male players in the top European leagues. All players (n = 2259) in the five most highly valued European leagues—Spain, England, Italy, France, and Germany—from the 2017/2018 season were included in this study. Data were retrieved from the open-source football database (Transfermarkt). The present economic value (VPRESENT) and maximum economic value (VMAX) of all players with professional contracts were registered. Regression analysis evidenced a significant influence of the level of the team, the birth month, the league, the playing position and the age of the player on mean and maximum economic value ( p < 0.05). This analysis confirms that the players participating in the UEFA Champions League, Premier League teams, playing as attacking midfielders, and born in the first quarter of the year are the most economically valued in terms of both current value (R2 of 0.33) and maximal value (R2 of 0.36). Therefore, international football entities must take into account the financial balance between competitions—and not only at the domestic level, as the attractiveness and balance of European competitions may be directly affected.

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  • Jose Luis Felipe & Alvaro Fernandez-Luna & Pablo Burillo & Luis Eduardo de la Riva & Javier Sanchez-Sanchez & Jorge Garcia-Unanue, 2020. "Money Talks: Team Variables and Player Positions that Most Influence the Market Value of Professional Male Footballers in Europe," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-8, May.
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