Press Releases from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (1 total)
Research indicates taller football players more likely to be accused of fouls
January 2010. In this World Cup year, when football passions are running high, supporters might be forgiven for objecting to every decision to award a foul against their team, made by referees. But they might also have a point.
Researchers at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University have researched all recorded fouls in three major football competitions over seven years. They discovered an ambiguous foul is more likely to be attributed…
