This study draws on the concept of 'regulatory space' to analyse the evolution of financial regulation of professional football clubs in England over the past 30 years. It begins by setting out the institutional context and, in particular, the internal governance structure of the Football...

Professional football clubs in England face serious financial and operational difficulties and challenges. Our survey reveals that less than a quarter of football clubs responding had an internal audit committee. Even where clubs had an audit committee, almost one third of those clubs report...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of the effectiveness of the Salary Cost Management Protocol, a form of financial regulation introduced by the English Football League in 2004 to improve the financial sustainability of professional football (i.e. soccer) clubs....

pt. 1. Theoretical perspectives on CSR in sport -- pt. 2. Implementing CSR in sport -- pt. 3. Stakeholder engagement in CSR in sport -- pt. 4. Communicating CSR in sport -- pt. 5. Measuring CSR in sport.