How Strong Are Soccer Teams? The "Host Paradox" and Other Counterintuitive Properties of FIFA's Former Ranking System
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DOI: 10.3390/g13020022
Abstract: I investigate the paradoxes associated with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) point-based ranking of national soccer teams. The ranking has been plagued with paradoxes that incentivize teams to avoid playing friendly matches, i.e.,… read more here.
Keywords: soccer teams; soccer; teams host; ranking ... See more keywords