TY - UNPB
T1 - Market forces in European soccer
AU - Haan, Marco
AU - Koning, Ruud H.
AU - Witteloostuijn, Arjen van
N1 - Relation: http://som.rug.nl/
date_submitted:2002
Rights: Graduate School/Research Institute, Systems, Organisations and Management (SOM)
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Recent decades have witnessed major changes in the market for European soccer.
The most profound were the Bosman ruling, which lifted restrictions in the
European labor market for soccer talent, and the introduction of the Champions’
League, a high-profile international competition that generates high revenues
for participating clubs. This paper studies the effects of these changes
on the closeness of national and international competitions, from both a theoretical
and an empirical perspective. We show that competitive balance in
national competitions has not been affected. International quality differences
did increase, mainly as a result of the Bosman ruling.
AB - Recent decades have witnessed major changes in the market for European soccer.
The most profound were the Bosman ruling, which lifted restrictions in the
European labor market for soccer talent, and the introduction of the Champions’
League, a high-profile international competition that generates high revenues
for participating clubs. This paper studies the effects of these changes
on the closeness of national and international competitions, from both a theoretical
and an empirical perspective. We show that competitive balance in
national competitions has not been affected. International quality differences
did increase, mainly as a result of the Bosman ruling.
M3 - Working paper
BT - Market forces in European soccer
PB - s.n.
ER -