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The financial dimension of football injuries according to the wisdom of crowds Rubio Martín, Gracia María González Sánchez, Francisco José Manuel García, Conrado Miguel Football injuries the wisdom of crowd players’ value human capital Ciencias Sociales 53 Ciencias Económicas Research question: How football players’ injuries and consequent days missed on the pitch affect their market values is an under-researched topic. In this study, we thus examine this association for a large sample of football players. Research methods: We use an OLS regression model, where the dependent variable is the footballers’ market value provided by Transfermarkt over time for 9,230 observations from 2006-2020. Results: Our findings show that an injured player’s market value drops by 0.08% for each day out of the game and training. When the injury is severe (more than 28 days of absence) the fall increases to 11.2% of market values. These drops depend on player type (famous or non-famous), injury type (muscles, ligaments, bones, and others) and its severity. Implications: Quantifying the impact of injuries on football clubs’ intangible capital is crucial for effective risk management and strategic sporting planning. Depto. de Administración Financiera y Contabilidad Fac. de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales TRUE pub 2025-01-13T10:12:40Z 2025-01-13T10:12:40Z 2024-04-23 journal article VoR https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/113892 2375-0472 10.1080/23750472.2024.2342262 2375-0480 spa Rubio Martín, G., González Sánchez, F. J., & Manuel García, C. M. (2024). The financial dimension of football injuries according to the wisdom of crowds. Managing Sport and Leisure, 1-12. restricted access application/pdf Taylor&Francis