There are noticeable conceptual differences between competing concepts for organizing the highest level of European Football. One major conceptual controversy is concerned with the question whether fans have a stronger preference for (more) games between the top teams over a broad participation...

The controversy around the breakaway European Super League, set to conquer the UEFA Champions League, and the surrounding antitrust proceedings revive the academic discussion about the monopoly power of sport-internal governing bodies (like the UEFA), the justification for and limits of their...

Stützend auf die gängigen Theorien, Methoden und Modelle der modernen Wettbewerbs- und Industrieökonomik liegt der Kern der Dissertation darin, wie exogene Variablen zu mediengebundenen Verzerrungen von Inhalten auf Unterhaltungsmärkten führen, welche Rolle den "Economics of Superstars"...

The controversy around the breakaway European Super League, set to conquer the UEFA Champions League, and the surrounding antitrust proceedings revive the academic discussion about the monopoly power of sport-internal governing bodies (like the UEFA), the justification for and limits of their...

"Die Fußball-Europameisterschaft UEFA EURO 2024™ ist ein Paradebeispiel für eine Sportgroßveranstaltung und die vielfältigen Aufgaben und Wirkungen, die ein solches Turnier auslöst. Wie professionelles Eventmanagement zur erfolgreichen Vorbereitung und Durchführung beiträgt, zeigen die...

Ticket sales remain a significant source of revenue in professional team sports. However, season ticket revenue, as an effective risk-reducing instrument, is rarely analyzed in the literature. This study aims to determine, from a price and product perspective, the extent to which different...

Ticket sales remain a significant source of revenue in professional team sports. However, season ticket revenue, as an effective risk-reducing instrument, is rarely analyzed in the literature. This study aims to determine, from a price and product perspective, the extent to which different...

Qualifying for and participating in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) is associated with generating large revenue flows. The fear of the football associations, some journalists and fans is that a permanent financial and sporting imbalance will be created between clubs qualifying for the UCL and...