This book provides a complete picture of the development of
competitive balance in the major European football countries over
an extended period of time, along with some policy prescriptions
for the governance of the European football market. It presents
three new indices which show that European football competitions
become less exciting over time. It is also shown that the lower the
average number of goals per match, the more imperfect the referee
and the stronger the home and away (dis)advantage, the higher the
level of competitive balance will be. In the final chapter it is
argued that to safeguard the competitive balance and the
longstanding traditions of European football, a decommercialization
of football is required. Using standard welfare economic theory,
the author shows that free-of-charge public broadcasting is the
preferred policy. This book is highly relevant for sports
economists, higher vocational and academic students in sports
studies and for policymakers in football governing bodies and
competition policy agencies.
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