Gerhards, Jürgen; Mutz, Michael; Wagner, Gert G. - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 81 (2014) 24, pp. 555-562
At the FIFA World Cup 2006, the method of using the market value of the teams ("transfer value") was first proposed as … players of the highest market value were world champions in 2006 and 2010 (Italy and Spain, respectively), just as the most … expensive team won the European Championships in 2008 and 2012 (Spain). The winner of the upcoming World Cup in Brazil can be …