This paper reviews the literature on commercial sport through the lens of the economic
theory of contests/tournaments. It seeks to draw together research on incentives in …

This article reviews international literature on the demand for professional sport. The first
part presents a conceptual framework for understanding the sources and determinants of the …

Academic interest in the economics of professional team sports dates back as far as the mid-
1950s. Since then, many books and journal articles have been written on the subject. Much …

In 2010 UEFA, the governing body of European football, announced a set of financial
restraints, which clubs must observe when seeking to enter its competitions, notably the …

Professional football is one of the most popular television'genres' worldwide, attracting the
support of millions of fans, and the sponsorship of powerful companies. In A Game of Two …

Europe's elite football clubs are a small group of about 30 clubs mostly originating from the
Big Five leagues in England, Italy, Spain, Germany, and France. These clubs top Deloitte's …

An attendance equation is estimated using data on individual games played in the Spanish
First Division Football League. The specification includes as explanatory factors: economic …

The growing economic importance of professional football and the recent fundamental
changes in the regulatory regime governing the football players' labor market together with …

The aim of this article is to clarify the apparent confusion in the literature about the impact of
a revenue sharing arrangement on the competitive balance in a sports league. A crucial …

European football The structure of leagues and revenue sharing Will European football keep
leagues open, or adopt the American system of closed leagues? Would this reform be to the …