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In Europe, most sports leagues participate in a system of Promotion and Relegation. At the end of each season, the top three teams in the second league get promoted to the first league and the bottom three teams in the first league get relegated to the second league. This maintains the intensity of games for low ranked teams at the end of the season, among other things. Now here’s an odd fact: The very best players only play in the first league — it’s in their contracts. If their team gets booted to the second league, these folks roll off and immediately find first-league work, typically with some of the recently promoted teams.

If you’re a newly promoted team, you need to augment your roster quickly in order to compete. Rock stars that were impossible to attract in the second league suddenly want a tryout. Winning in the first league is all about signing a few new superstars and integrating them effectively with your existing team.

To read the full, original article click on this link: How to hire rock stars — Tech News and Analysis