Since the first initial public offering of a European football (soccer) club in 1983, more than forty other clubs have experienced a venture in the stock market. In this paper, it is investigated how much relevant and successful these experiences of listing and floating football clubs at the...

An empirical study of the Dow Jones Stoxx Football index exhibits a high volatility of the returns and share prices regarding a sample of floated clubs as well as an insufficient market depth (low and irregular traded volumes). The theoretical analysis of the relationship between market...

In this article, we analyse various issues linked to the quotation of European professional football clubs on a stock exchange. An empirical study of the Dow Jones Stoxx Football index exhibits a high volatility of returns and share prices regarding a sample of floated clubs as well as an...