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Research Handbook on the Law of Professional Football Clubs

Research Handbook on the Law of Professional Football Clubs

Author: Robby Houben
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781802206968
Published In: September 2023
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This original Research Handbook examines the key legal aspects of a professional football club’s actions. Reflecting also on the role of key governing bodies such as UEFA, the Handbook informs and contributes to the ongoing debate surrounding the governance and behaviours of professional football clubs.

By placing professional clubs at the centre of the analysis, the Handbook offers an extensive overview of how law, particularly at a European level, is applied to professional football. Chapters explore key actors within the industry, from prominent governing bodies to players, examining how significant club changes such as transfers affect the economic and legal management of clubs. At a time when professional football is coming under increasing scrutiny, this Handbook will encourage critical thinking on the future of clubs’ design, organisation and function.

This illuminating Research Handbook will be of interest to law and business students endeavouring to investigate sports law and governance. It will additionally be beneficial to policymakers, along with legal and business actors who are working with professional football clubs and seeking to reflect critically on industry features and legalities.

Introduction to the Law of Professional Football Clubs 1

Robby Houben

PART I. THE ORGANISATION OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL

1. The football industry 7

Tom Bason and Benoit Senaux

2. Organisation of European professional football: A stakeholder theory analysis 29

Richard Parrish

3. The European football competition model (under stress) 48

Katarina Pijetlovic

4. Scoring across the pond—a comparison of football governance models 72

William W. Berry III and William N. Morris

PART II. LICENSING AND FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY