The impact of ‘super clubs’ on uncertainty of outcome in the UEFA women’s champions league

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-03-23 DOI:10.1080/14660970.2023.2194514

Maurizio Valenti, N. Scelles, Stephen Morrow

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT In the last 15 years, an increasing number of men’s football clubs based in the men’s leagues generating the highest revenue (i.e. Big 5) have started to integrate women’s section into their structure. The emergence of these “super clubs” threatens the long-established financial and sporting inequalities found in European men’s football being replicated in the women’s game. This study examines the measures of outcome uncertainty in the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) over the 2008–2019 period and how this has been influenced by the presence of “super clubs”. The results indicate a growing trend towards domination by “super clubs”, with outcome uncertainty significantly declining for matches where “super clubs” face other clubs. As indicated in previous research, uncertainty of outcome is necessary in women’s football to maximize spectators’ interest. Therefore, the authors recommend that UEFA should take actions to ensure competitive balance in the UWCL.

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“超级俱乐部”对欧洲女子冠军联赛结果不确定性的影响

在过去的15年里，越来越多的收入最高的男子联赛(即五大俱乐部)的男子足球俱乐部开始将女子足球纳入他们的结构中。这些“超级俱乐部”的出现，对欧洲男足长期存在的财政和体育不平等构成了威胁，这种不平等在女足中也会重现。本研究考察了2008-2019年期间欧足联女子冠军联赛(UWCL)结果不确定性的衡量标准，以及“超级俱乐部”的存在对结果的影响。结果表明，“超级俱乐部”的统治趋势越来越明显，“超级俱乐部”面对其他俱乐部的比赛结果的不确定性显著下降。正如以往的研究表明，女足比赛结果的不确定性对于最大化观众的兴趣是必要的。因此，作者建议欧足联应该采取行动来确保UWCL的竞争平衡。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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