The economics and finance of professional team sports /

"This book takes an in-depth look at the economics and finance of professional team sports, with a strong focus on applied analysis and performance measurement, to enable students, researchers and practitioners to develop their professional knowledge of contemporary sport business. It examines...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Plumley, Daniel (Author), Wilson, Robert, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Glossary
  • Part I: sport economics, theories and concepts
  • The market structure for professional team sport
  • League structure, uncertainty of outcome and competitive balance
  • Models of professional team sport
  • Profit and utility maximisation in professional team sports
  • Part II: functions of economics and finance in professional team sports
  • Revenue generation and cost structure in professional team sports
  • Cost structures in professional team sports
  • Holistic performance measurement in professional team sport
  • Financial statements and annual reports in professional team sports
  • Interpreting annual reports in professional team sports
  • Ownership structure, governance, and regulation in professional team sport
  • Managers and agents in professional team sports
  • Part III: emerging trends and disruptive forces
  • Breakaway leagues in professional team sports
  • Over the top (OTT) broadcasting platforms and commercial shifts in professional team sports
  • Financing and the rise in private equity in professional team sports
  • Governance, ownership, and regulation reform in professional team sports
  • Esports in professional team sport
  • Cryptocurrency, socios, NFTs and the metaverse in professional team sports