The New Generation of Professional Soccer Talent Is Born under the Bias of the RAE: Relative Age Effect in International Male Youth Soccer Championships

In 2019, numerous championships of youth categories soccer national teams were held. In the present study, we analyzed the existence of the Relative Age Effect (RAE) in four major male championships that, due to their importance and participating teams, most likely brought together the great bulk of...

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Main Authors: Benito Pérez-González, Jairo León-Quismondo, José Bonal, Pablo Burillo, Álvaro Fernández-Luna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Children
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/12/1117