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Does a sudden death liven up the game? Rules, incentives and strategy in football

Banerjee, A.N.; Swinnen, J.F.M.

Authors

J.F.M. Swinnen



Abstract

In an effort to stimulate more attractive football, the international football association FIFA, has recently introduced the "sudden death" or "golden goal" rule for games going into extra time play. This paper analyses under which conditions, if any, the introduction of the sudden death rule improves the attractiveness of the football game. Our results indicate that the new rule will not change the behavior of equally powerful teams.

Citation

Banerjee, A., & Swinnen, J. (2004). Does a sudden death liven up the game? Rules, incentives and strategy in football. Economic Theory, 23(2), 411-421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-003-0402-3

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2004
Deposit Date Jan 18, 2008
Journal Economic Theory
Print ISSN 0938-2259
Electronic ISSN 1432-0479
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 23
Issue 2
Pages 411-421
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-003-0402-3
Keywords Soccer, Game theory, Golden goal rule.
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1572416