The economics of football / Stephen Dobson, John Goddard
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011
Edition
2nd ed.
Descript
xix, 453 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
CONTENT
The economic theory of professional sports leagues -- Competitive balance, uncertainty of outcome and home-field advantage -- Forecasting models for football match results -- Game theory and football games -- English professional football: historical development and commercial structure -- Determinants of professional footballers salaries -- Professional footballers: employment patterns and racial discrimination -- The footbal manager -- The football referee -- Spectator demand for football -- Gambling on football -- Football around the world: France, Germany, Brazil, Japan and China -- The economics of the World Cup