The Americanization of European football

Authors: Hoehn T.; Szymanski S.

Source: Economic Policy, Volume 14, Number 28, April 1999 , pp. 203-240(38)

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Abstract:

Will European football keep leagues open, or adopt the American system of closed leagues? Would this reform be to the benefit of consumers? This paper develops a framework to analyse the consequences of the structure of competition – whether teams play in both national and international competitions or not – and the effects on performance of revenue sharing among teams within the same league. The authors argue in favour of the creation of a European Superleague and against teams playing both in the Superleague and in national leagues. They derive a number of policy conclusions and examine various regulatory issues in European football.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: LECG Limited and Imperial College Management School; Imperial College Management School

Publication date: 1999-04-01