This paper assesses the role of distance in professional team sports, taking the example of football (soccer). We argue that a team's performance in terms of scored and conceded goals decreases with the distance to the foreign playing venue. To test this hypothesis empirically, we investigate...

Governance- und Wettbewerbstheorien -- Institutionell-strategische Analyse des europäischen Profifußballs -- Systemvergleich der Bundesliga und Premier League -- Empirische Erfolgs- und Effizienzanalyse der Big-5-Ligen -- Profifußball zwischen Kultur und Kommerz.