Fútbol: Is There a Latin American Bias in the European Champions League?

This article takes a novel approach to the study of discrimination in sports by looking at minutes played by strikers in the Union of European Football Associations Champions League over 1991-2011. We compare differences in minutes played between five ethnic groups: White Europeans, Black Europeans,...

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Published in:Journal of sports economics 2016-04, Vol.17 (3), p.219-233
Main Authors: Posso, Alberto, Fry, Tim R. L., Gangemi, Michael, Tawadros, George B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Competition
Discrimination
Economics
Games
Inclusions
Players
Unions
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Summary:This article takes a novel approach to the study of discrimination in sports by looking at minutes played by strikers in the Union of European Football Associations Champions League over 1991-2011. We compare differences in minutes played between five ethnic groups: White Europeans, Black Europeans, Africans, White Latin Americans, and Black Latin Americans. We find evidence that White Latin Americans enjoy significantly less game time than White Europeans, while the opposite is true for Black Latin Americans. However, the inclusion of player fixed effects reveals that, after controlling for player ability, there is no evidence of discrimination in this competition.
ISSN:1527-0025
1552-7794
DOI:10.1177/1527002514527463