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This is a puzzle, especially because our estimates of players&#8217; wage premiums do correlate strongly with measures of their performance on the pitch, and there is evidence of positive teammate sorting. However, the estimated wage premiums of MLS teams are highly and negatively correlated with their success in the league and their home game attendances. This is consistent with an explanation whereby part of an MLS team&#8217;s success comes from its ability to bargain down the price that it pays for talent.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.repec.org\/p\/rdg\/emxxdp\/em-dp2019-04.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carl Singleton, member of the Football Research Group, has his latest research on the football labour market published in International Journal of Sport Finance. 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