Financial investments and sports performance in major league soccer: A comparative analysis between market value, base salary and results in conferences

Luciano Bernardes Leite; Arthur Eduardo de Carvalho Quintão; Sara Caco dos Lúcio Generoso; Bruno de Cassio Coelho; Matheus  Soares Faria; Pedro Rodrigues; Pedro Forte; André Schneider; Christiano Eduardo Veneroso

doi:10.24310/riccafd.14.2.2025.21425

Autores/as

Luciano Bernardes Leite Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa-MG, Brazil, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3012-1327
Arthur Eduardo de Carvalho Quintão Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa-MG, Brazil, Brasil
Sara Caco dos Lúcio Generoso Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa-MG, Brazil, Brasil
Bruno de Cassio Coelho Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa-MG, Brazil Brasil
Matheus Soares Faria Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa-MG, Brazil, Brasil
Pedro Rodrigues Department of Sport Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal Portugal
Pedro Forte Department of Sport Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal Portugal
André Schneider Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Portugal
Christiano Eduardo Veneroso Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Maranhão; São Luís-MA, Brazil Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/riccafd.14.2.2025.21425

Palabras clave:

inversiones financieras, rendimiento deportivo, major league soccer (MLS), eficiencia financiera, gestión estratégica

Agencias: Departamento de Educación Física, Universidad Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa-MG, Departamento de Ciencias del Deporte, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Departamento de Educación Física, Universidad Federal de Maranhão; São Luís-MA, Brasil

Resumen

Este estudio examina la relación entre las inversiones financieras y el rendimiento deportivo en la Major League Soccer (MLS) durante 2023. El estudio concluye que una mayor inversión no garantiza mejores resultados. En la Conferencia Este, el Cincinnati sobresalió con unas cifras financieras modestas (11,46 millones de dólares de salario base, 13,20 millones de compensación garantizada y 29,25 millones de valor de mercado), mientras que los equipos que más gastaron, como el Inter de Miami y el Toronto, se quedaron rezagados. Del mismo modo, en la Conferencia Oeste, el St. Louis City lideró con 56 puntos, a pesar de contar con un presupuesto inferior (9,49 millones de dólares de salario base, 10,51 millones de dólares de compensación garantizada y 23,03 millones de euros de valor de mercado), superando a los equipos que más gastaban, como el Seattle Sounders y el LAFC. El análisis de correlación reveló asociaciones negativas entre los puntos y el salario base (-0,52) y la compensación garantizada (-0,61) en la Conferencia Este, mientras que los puntos en la Conferencia Oeste mostraron correlaciones débiles con las variables financieras. El estudio subraya el papel fundamental de la eficiencia financiera sobre el mero gasto para el éxito en la MLS.

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