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A longitudinal and comparative analysis of competitive balance in five European football leagues
| العنوان: | A longitudinal and comparative analysis of competitive balance in five European football leagues |
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| المؤلفون: | Ramchandani, Girish, Plumley, Dan, Boyes, Sophie, Wilson, Robert |
| بيانات النشر: | Emerald |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| المجموعة: | SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) |
| الوصف: | Purpose This paper aims to provide empirical evidence on competitive balance in the 'big five' European football leagues; namely the English Premier League, French Ligue 1, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and Spanish La Liga. Design/Methodology/Approach Our paper utilises recognised measures of competitive balance to measure levels of concentration (within-season competitive balance) and dominance (between-season competitive balance) in the selected leagues over 22 seasons between 1995/96 and 2016/17. Findings Ligue 1 emerged as the most balanced league in terms of both concentration and dominance measures. Our analysis also points to a statistically significant decline in competitive balance in all leagues apart from Serie A (Italy). Originality/Value The findings of this study are concerning for league organisers. Competition intensity is a key component of a sport league and a league that is dominated by one or a select few clubs is less attractive within the marketplace. This paper presents challenges at league governance level for the five leagues examined. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/18757/; https://shura.shu.ac.uk/18757/1/PDF_Proof.pdf |
| DOI: | 10.1108/TPM-09-2017-0055 |
| الاتاحة: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/18757/1/PDF_Proof.pdf https://doi.org/10.1108/TPM-09-2017-0055 |
| Rights: | cc_by_nc |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.3433D47C |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1108/TPM-09-2017-0055 |
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