Height Does Matter: Why Some Countries Underperform in Football

June 24, 2014
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Brazil's World Cup stadiums are buzzing with excitement and fans all over the globe are glued to the TV for heart-stopping matches to see who will take home the 2014 trophy. CEU Associate Professor of Public Policy Achim Kemmerling took a look at how player height affects a team's success. For his blog, he produced charts in which he linked average national body height with the performance of the respective national teams. Read the full article here.

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