Social Networks and the Economics of Sports

"This book presents recent research developments in social networks, economics, management, marketing and optimization applied to sports. The volume will be of interest to students, researchers, managers from sports, policy makers and as well athletes. In particular the book contains research papers and reviews addressing the following issues: social network tools for player selection, movement and pricing in team sports, methods for ranking teams and evaluating players' performance, economics and marketing issues related to sports clubs, techniques for predicting outcomes of sports competitions, optimal strategies in sports, scheduling and managing sports tournaments, optimal referee assignment techniques and the economics and marketing of sports entertainment."--Publisher's description Front Matter....Pages i-xii The Impact of Social Networks on Sports....Pages 1-8 Application of Income Approach for Valuation of Football Club....Pages 9-40 The Interesting Case of Portugal in the Economy of Sport....Pages 41-57 Senior Sport Tourism in Russia....Pages 59-73 Evaluation in Sports Performance....Pages 75-87 Pythagoras at the Bat....Pages 89-113 Adaptive Systems in Sports....Pages 115-124 By Sport Predictions Through Socio Economic Factors and Tradition in Summer Olympic Games: The Case of London 2012....Pages 125-147 Soccer Analytics Using Touch-by-Touch Match Data....Pages 149-156 The Golf Director Problem: Forming Teams for Club Golf Competitions....Pages 157-170