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Do the Coaches Adapt to Tournament Importance? Strategic Choice of Starting Squads in National Football Teams

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Journal of Sports Economics

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Abstract

Journal of Sports Economics, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 446-477, May 2026.
The paper examines coaches’ strategic choices in selecting starting squads of national football teams for tournaments with different levels of importance. Building on age-related human development, resilience, and team diversity theories, it empirically ...