Die Autonomie des Sports, die verfassungsrechtlich verbrieft ist, wird durch das Gemeinschaftsrecht der EU nicht … konsequent respektiert. So wird beklagt, dass die notwendige Kooperation der Verbände im Sport nicht hinreichend berücksichtigt … wird. Hier setzen die Referenten des 9. Internationalen Hamburger Symposiums "Sport und Ökonomie" an, wenn sie rechtliche …

doing sports business. Driven by the courts, the 2007 overhaul of the approach and methodology has increased the scope of … competition policy towards sports associations and clubs. Nowadays, virtually all activities of sports associations that govern … and organize a sports discipline with business elements are subject to antitrust rules. This includes genuine sporting …

The study of sport in the economy presents a rich arena for the application of sharply focused microeconomics … follows the tradition of empirical and theoretical analysis of sport economics and econometrics. Including contributions by … relations, attendance and demand, and the economic impact of sport in communities. A wide range of topics is explored within …

In this paper, we discuss from an economic perspective two alternative views of restrictions of competition by sports … associations. The horizontal approach views such restrictions as an agreement among the participants of a sports league with the … sports association merely representing an organization executing the horizontal cooperation. In contrast, the vertical …