Introduction – 1. Major features of a globalized sports economy – 2. International economic flows in a global sports economy – 3. Globalization as geographical spread of the sports economy – 4. Globalization of professional sports – Conclusion – References

Introduction – 1. The Institutions of Italian Football – 2. Ownership and listing of Italian Serie A Teams – 3. Management of stadia – 4. Some Economics of Italian Football League – 5. Costs out of control. Financial fragility of Italian teams – Conclusions – References

Introduzione – 1. L’effetto Champions League sull’equilibrio dei campionati – 2. I ricavi dei club – 3. L’indagine AGCM del 2007 – 3.1 La natura della Lega Calcio – 3.2 Gli obiettivi dei club secondo l’AGCM – 3.3 I tifosi nell’indagine AGCM – 3.4 L’indagine AGCM ed i...

Introduzione – 1. La violenza nello sport: i diversi approcci – 2. Il calcio e la violenza in Italia: una breve sintesi storica – 3. Effetti delle misure antiviolenza sulle presenze allo stadio – 4. I risultati delle stime – 5. Conclusioni

Introduction. – 1. The geography of successful football teams: an analytical framework – 2. Empirical analysis – 2.1. Data, model estimation and results – 2.2. Cities and teams: some remarks about market size and teams’ performance – 3. Conclusions – 4. Annex

Introduction – 1. Gambling markets in the EU - An overview – 2. The Liga Portuguesa decision – 3. Some considerations from an economist’s point of view

Introduzione – 1. La dimensione relazionale – 2. Sport e Crimine: una prima analisi empirica – 3. Sport, Sviluppo e Produttività: una seconda analisi empirica – Conclusioni e implicazioni di politica economica

We will present two measures of the competitive balance in professional Italian soccer, one based on the a club's historical rankings and one based on points scored per season. We will calculate and illustrate their characteristics for the Italian first division (the Serie A) between 1929 and...

Introduzione – 1. La valutazione delle performance e le scelte strategiche nel calcio-Players’ Management: selezione, talenti, retribuzioni – 2. Il progetto FCI – Conclusioni e fattori di sviluppo del progetto

Introduction – 1. Theoretical aspects – 2. Demand definition, data andempirical model – 3. Determinants of attendance (I): Economical aspects – 4.Determinants of attendance (II): Expected quality – 5. Determinants of attendance(III): Uncertainty of outcome – 6. Determinants of...