Referee Bias and Stoppage Time in Major League Soccer: A Partially Adaptive Approach

This study extends prior research on referee bias and close bias in professional soccer by examining whether Major League Soccer (MLS) referees’ discretion over stoppage time (i.e., extra play beyond regulation) is influenced by end-of-regulation match scores and/or home field advantage. To do so, w...

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Main Authors: Katherine G. Yewell, Steven B. Caudill, Franklin G. Mixon, Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-02-01
Series:Econometrics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2225-1146/2/1/1