Product Description: The second edition of this popular book presents a detailed economic analysis of professional football at club level, with new material included to reflect the development of the economics of professional football over the past ten years...read more

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Product Description: This book presents an original economic analysis of the English professional football industry. The economic influences on decisions taken by owners, managers, players and spectators are all considered, using theoretical and empirical methods of economic investigation...read more

Product Description: The football industry has long been the subject of theoretical and empirical analysis by economists. A study of the economics of football throws up a range of intriguing questions - from what determines the level of attendance at football matches to how efficient football managers are in producing team performance, given the playing resources available...read more

Product Description: The football business faces many problems. Players' wages and transfer fees continue to grow rapidly, and the gap between the biggest clubs and the rest is getting wider, making league and cup competitions more predictable. Not surprisingly, the fans are becoming increasingly agitated about the future of the game that they love...read more

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