The (weekly) Sports Piece Carlos Gómez González, Thadeu Gasparetto, and Cornel Nesseler

In this episode, we discuss the paper "Mortality of Spanish soccer referees and coaches: A retrospective cohort study". The authors of the paper are José Carlos Diza, Iván Rodríguez, Santiago Iglesias-Sueiro, Miguel A Sanchez-Lastra, Carlos Ayán (University of Vigo), and Eva Diz Ferreira (University of Santiago de Compostela). You can find the paper here

In this episode, we discuss the paper "Financial development and wage income: Evidence from the global football market". The authors of the paper are Wei Wang (Sun Yat-sen University), Haoxi Yang (Nankai University), and Xi Wang (Sun Yat-sen University). You can find the paper here.

In this episode, we discuss the paper "Referee abuse, intention to quit, and well-being". The authors of the paper are Paul Downward (Loughborough University), Tom Webb (University of Portsmouth) and Peter Dawson (University of East Anglia). You can find the paper here.

In this episode, we discuss the paper "To comply or not to comply? How a UEFA wage-to-revenue requirement might affect the sport and managerial performance of soccer clubs". The authors of the paper are Pedro Garcia-del-Barrio (Universidad de Navarra) and Pablo Agnese (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya). You can find the paper here

In this episode, we discuss the paper "She kicks: The state of competitive balance in the top five women’s football leagues in Europe". The author of the paper is Sarthak Mondal (Sheffield Hallam University). You can find the paper here

In this episode, we discuss the paper "Dancing with the stars: Does playing in elite tournaments affect performance?". The authors of the paper are Ilhan Güner and Mehdi Hamidi Sahneh (University of Kent). You can find the paper here