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Table 3: Summary statistics for players from nations not participating in the
Euro 2008 (number of players = 81)

Variable

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

N

Age

28.691

3.352

19.90

36.69

3946

Forward (dummy)

0.390

0.488

0

1

3946

Midfield (dummy)

0.403

0.491

0

1

3946

Minutes played

64.733

35.117

0

96

3946

Goals

0.100

0.334

0

3

3946

Goals per minute played

0.002

0.008

0

0.25

3450

Shots on goal

1.056

1.389

0

9

3946

Shots on goal per minute played

0.018

0.026

0

0.5

3450

Passes received

20.427

15.283

0

85

3946

Passes received per minute played

0.313

0.150

0

1.06

3450

Ball contacts

41.261

26.936

0

130

3946

Ball contacts per minute played

0.626

0.208

0

1.6

3450

Duels won

8.986

6.107

0

34

3946

Duels won per minute played

0.140

0.073

0

2

3450

Cross passes

0.841

1.378

0

11

3946

Cross passes per minute played

0.014

0.023

0

0.5

3450

Fouls suffered

1.291

1.521

0

11

3946

Fouls suffered per minute played

0.020

0.024

0

0.5

3450

Fouls committed

1.297

1.401

0

10

3946

Fouls committed per minute played

0.021

0.030

0

1

3450

Notes: The sample excludes goalkeepers, players of Austrian or Swiss nationality,
or players for whom we have observations in one season only or only either after
or before the official
Euro 2008 qualification date. Output per minutes measures
are calculated using all observations associated with a positive number of minutes
on the field.

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