The real impact of financial fair play (FFP) came along with the break-even rule which prevents clubs from over-spending through a variety of sanctions. As UEFA limited clubs' expenses with their incomes, the transfer market took a hit. This paper demonstrates the impact of FFP on Russian...

Purpose: For managers of sports leagues, it is crucial to produce an attractive competition. For that to happen, it is vital to consider that leagues frequently have more sub-competitions than “just” the championship. In European top football leagues, for instance, four sub-competitions are...

The popularity of staging Olympic Games has dropped in democratic countries as a series of failed referenda and withdrawn bids as well as protests against mega sport events have shown in recent years. Nevertheless, the there still are democratically elected office-holders willing to become...

[Vorwort der Herausgeber:] Die Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Sportökonomie im Juni 2022 war in mehrfacher Hinsicht ein besonderes Ereignis: Zum einen konnte nach den mühsamen Pandemie-Jahren zum ersten Mal wieder in Präsenz getagt werden. Zum anderen handelte es sich um die mittlerweile 25....

Purpose: Being innovative is important for non-profit sport organizations in order to meet the ever-changing and increasing societal needs. Understanding why and to what extent organizational innovativeness differs between non-profit sport organizations is, therefore, important to assess and...