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Voting power in the Council of the European Union: A comprehensive sensitivity analysis
Dóra Gréta Petróczy, László Csató
The Council of the European Union (EU) is one of the main decision-making bodies of the EU. A number of decisions require a qualified majority, the support of 55% of the member sta…
Ranking matters: Does the new format select the best teams for the knockout phase in the UEFA Champions League?
László Csató, Karel Devriesere, Dries Goossens +3
Starting in the 2024/25 season, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has fundamentally changed the format of its club competitions: the group stage has been replaced…
Misaligned incentives in sports: A mathematical analysis of the post-2024 UEFA Champions League qualification
László Csató, Sergey Ilyin
UEFA declares that it is committed to respecting the fundamental values of sports. However, the qualification rules of the post-2024 UEFA Champions League are shown to be unfair: a…
Tournament design: A review from an operational research perspective
Karel Devriesere, László Csató, Dries Goossens
Every sport needs rules. Tournament design refers to the rules that determine how a tournament, a series of games between a number of competitors, is organized. This study aims to…