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The contribution of Johan Cruyff to success and stadium attendance at Feyenoord

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In his last season as professional football player, Johan Cruyff played at Feyenoord. This paper shows that Cruyff improved the performance of his team and attracted more attendants to the home stadium. From this it is concluded that Cruyff made a superstar contribution to his club Feyenoord.

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  • Jan C. van Ours, 2022. "The contribution of Johan Cruyff to success and stadium attendance at Feyenoord," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(18), pages 1752-1755, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:29:y:2022:i:18:p:1752-1755
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2021.1967275
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