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

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

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