University of Reading Sports Economists in the media: See here on the BBC Sport website for the full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52689630 27 May 2020 There remains uncertainty about if and how…Read More >
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Have Taller Footballers Shifted The Goalposts? STUDY NEEDS YOUR HELP TO FIND OUT
See here for coverage by BBC Sport and 10 daily Submissions can be made at rdg.ac/playerheights and should also include, wherever possible, a photo of the source, the player’s club at…Read More >
Is the English Premier League Owners’ and Directors’ test fit for purpose?
18 May 2020 Is the English Premier League Owners’ and Directors’ test fit for purpose? With the takeover of Newcastle United Football Club by a Saudi-backed consortium currently under review…Read More >
BBC Sport: League Two: University of Reading experts predict how table would have looked
See here on the BBC Sport website for the full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52646128 17 May 2020 Weighted points per game? Unweighted points per game? Going with the table as it stands?…Read More >
Football returns in empty stadiums – research shows home advantage disappears
Carl Singleton, Lecturer in Economics, University of Reading, James Reade, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Reading, and Dominik Schreyer, Assistant Professor of Sports Economics, WHU – Otto Beisheim School…Read More >
BBC Sport: Championship: Experts at University of Reading predict the ‘final table’
See here on the BBC Sport website for the full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52507779 2 May, 2020 “Saturday was meant to be the final day of the Championship season, yet with elite…Read More >
Forget the Premier League, it’s Grassroots football that we need to preserve!
21 April, 2020 (First published at The Football Collective) We’ve heard a lot about Premier League footballers in the last few weeks, and we’re seeing more and more stories of…Read More >
In defence of footballers
Adrian Bell, Professor in the History of Finance, University of Reading, Carl Singleton, Lecturer in Economics, University of Reading and James Reade, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Reading This article…Read More >
How will football return after this unplanned hiatus?
James Reade, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Reading and Carl Singleton, Lecturer in Economics, University of Reading This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license….Read More >
New Working Paper: Extreme wages, performance and superstars in a market for footballers
The Football Research Group has just produced its latest research paper from one of its projects, through member Dr Carl Singleton. It has been published as a working paper in…Read More >
