The aim of this study is to empirically address the following research questions using 2001-2015 data from the German League Bundesliga: Is there a relationship between players’ salary and league table ranking? How distinct is the social inequality of the German League Bundesliga? How strong...

We try to better understand possible reasons for deviations between statistically-measured competitive balance (CB) and perceived CB. Moreover, we suggest answers to the following questions: are there specific dimensions of CB that are perceived to be significantly less balanced in the Danish...

Bereits in den 1950er Jahren gab es Literaturhinweise, dass die Wettbewerber in Sportligen von annähernd gleicher Größe und Stärke sein sollten, um dem sportlichen Wettkampf die größtmögliche Attraktivität zu verleihen und das Interesse der Zuschauer sicherzustellen. Dieser Zusammenhang...