Purpose This paper aims to provide empirical evidence on competitive balance in the “big
five” European football leagues, namely, the English Premier League, French Ligue 1 …

This paper examines the impact of parachute payments in English league football in relation
to the competitive balance of the second tier (the Championship). League results and …

The proposal of the European Super League and the 2024/25 reform of the UEFA
Champions League are both major events in European club football. This study compares …

Men's professional football is the biggest sport in the world, producing (by our estimate) US
$33 billion a year. All is not well in the sector, however, with regular scandals raising …

This paper analyses competitive balance in 24 top-division domestic football leagues in
Europe before and after the implementation of UEFA's Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations …

ABSTRACT UEFA Champions League revenues continue to grow (€ 1.3 bn in 2016–2017),
although previous studies highlight competitive imbalance within the competition, and in the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine differences in corporate social
responsibility (CSR) reporting on the websites of football clubs based in five European …

The purpose of this systematic literature review is to provide the state of the art, trends and
thematic features in the field of accounting and finances of football teams applying the …

This paper examines the competitive balance of the Champions League between 1992/93–
2019/20 focusing on both the group and knockout stages. The findings show that …

Evidence of football fraud and how it can be addressed is fragmented in the literature,
lacking a holistic view. This paper provides a holistic understanding of fraud in professional …