RT Journal Article T1 Fast-track talent to compete in the short term. Looking at the soccer mirror: Atlético de Madrid FC versus FC Barcelona A1 Fernández Menéndez, José A1 Maqueira Marín, Juan Manuel A1 Nuñez-Cacho-Utrilla, Pedro Víctor A1 Fernández Menéndez, José A1 Minguela Rata, Beatriz AB This study addresses the Fast-Track Internal Talent Development model, which consists of capturing unrecognized talent and developing it quickly, in a short period of time. Two examples in European soccer can be used to illustrate this: the traditional Internal Talent Development model followed by Fútbol Club Barcelona and the newmodel of Fast-Track Internal Talent Development deployed by Atlético de Madrid Fútbol Club. Longitudinal case study enables us to identify the Fast-Track Internal Talent Development model. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to player performance to determine which of the two TM models has been more efficient. PB John Wiley & Sons Ltd. SN 0143-6570 YR 2022 FD 2022-03-15 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119190 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119190 LA eng NO Maqueira-Marín, J. M., Nuñez-Cacho-Utrilla, P. V., Fernández-Menéndez, J., & Minguela-Rata, B. (2022). Fast-track talent to compete in the short term. Looking at the soccer mirror: Atlético de Madrid FC versus FC Barcelona. Managerial and Decision Economics, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3609 NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España) NO Junta de Andalucía DS Docta Complutense RD 19 dic 2025