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An Analysis of Relations Among European Countries Based on UEFA European Football Championship Cover

An Analysis of Relations Among European Countries Based on UEFA European Football Championship

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|Aug 2022

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Euro2020 Network where the node sizes are based on Eigenvector centrality
Euro2020 Network where the node sizes are based on Eigenvector centrality

Figure 2

Euro1992 Network where nodes are colored with respect to the cluster assignment by Girvan-Newman Algorithm. Each color represents a different cluster.
Euro1992 Network where nodes are colored with respect to the cluster assignment by Girvan-Newman Algorithm. Each color represents a different cluster.

Figure 3

Euro2008 Network where nodes are colored with respect to the cluster assignment by Girvan-Newman Algorithm. Nodes with pink are assigned to the same cluster whereas the gray nodes are clusters on their own.
Euro2008 Network where nodes are colored with respect to the cluster assignment by Girvan-Newman Algorithm. Nodes with pink are assigned to the same cluster whereas the gray nodes are clusters on their own.

Figure 4

Euro2020 Network where nodes are colored with respect to the cluster assignment by Louvain Algorithm. Each color represents a different cluster.
Euro2020 Network where nodes are colored with respect to the cluster assignment by Louvain Algorithm. Each color represents a different cluster.

Figure 5

Euro2020 Network where nodes are colored with respect to the cluster assignment by DBSCAN. Nodes with purplish pink are the assigned to the same cluster whereas the all other colors represent outliers
Euro2020 Network where nodes are colored with respect to the cluster assignment by DBSCAN. Nodes with purplish pink are the assigned to the same cluster whereas the all other colors represent outliers

Figure 6

Euro2020 Network where nodes are colored with respect to the cluster assignment by Girvan-Newman Algorithm. Nodes with pink are assigned to the same cluster whereas the gray nodes are clusters on their own.
Euro2020 Network where nodes are colored with respect to the cluster assignment by Girvan-Newman Algorithm. Nodes with pink are assigned to the same cluster whereas the gray nodes are clusters on their own.

Average Percentage of Domestic Players over Different Euro Tournaments

YearAverage Percentage of Domestic Players
199266.3
199669.9
200050.9
200454.1
200852.7
201253.5
201635.5
202034.8

Network Metrics

Network# of NodesDensityDiameterAvg. DegreeAvg. Path LengthModularityAvg. Eigen CentralityAvg. Clustering Coef.
Euro 1992180.12724.3341.2440.4060.2120.143
Euro 1996210.17136.8571.4220.2640.1800.196
Euro 2000220.19538.1821.4290.2500.2240.247
Euro 2004230.19048.3481.3880.2290.2050.213
Euro 2008230.20028.7821.2540.2390.2060.242
Euro 2012250.14857.1201.6030.2590.1320.199
Euro 2016410.09367.4142.1160.3170.1250.176
Euro 2020240.286813.1672.0530.1730.2060.397

Top Five Countries According to Eigenvector Centrality in Each Tournament

YearCountries
1992Italy(1.00)England(0.88)France(0.77)Germany(0.27)Scotland (0.08)
1996Italy(1.00)England(0.51)Scotland(0.44)France(0.41)Turkey (0.30)
2000Spain(1.00)England(0.96)Italy(0.93)Germany(0.46)France(0.34)
2004England(1.00)Spain(0.97)Germany(0.90)Italy(0.56)France(0.55)
2008Germany(1.00)England(0.98)Spain(0.95)Russia(0.39)Italy(0.37)
2012England(1.00)Italy(0.49)Spain(0.45)Germany(0.32)France(0.17)
2016England(1.00)Germany(0.75)Italy(0.71)Spain(0.69)Turkey(0.44)
2020England(1.00)Germany(0.82)Italy(0.81)Spain(0.80)France(0.76)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joss-2022-004 | Journal eISSN: 1529-1227 | Journal ISSN: 2300-0422
Language: English
Page range: 30 - 46
Published on: Aug 14, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2022 Mustafa Duymus, Ilayda Beyreli Kokundu, Miray Kas, published by International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)
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