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Author:
Szymanski, Stefan, 1960-
Title:
Money and soccer : a soccernomics guide / Stefan Szymanski ; introduction by Simon Kuper.
Publisher:
Nation Books
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
xvi, 298 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Soccer--Economic aspects.
Professional sports--Economic aspects.
Soccer teams--Economic aspects.
Other Authors:
Kuper, Simon,.
Notes:
"Why Chievo Verona, Unterhaching, and Scunthorpe United will never win the Champions League, why Manchester City, Roma, and Paris St. Germain can, and why Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Manchester United cannot be stopped.". Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.
Contents:
Dominance and distress -- Players -- Stadiums -- Revenue -- Debt -- Ownership -- Strategy -- Insolvency -- America -- Regulation.
Summary:
The most recent winners of the UEFA Champions League are the richest club in the world; the richest club in Germany; the billionaire oligarch-owned English club; the second richest club in the world, twice; and the richest club in England. Meanwhile, more than half of all clubs lose money. With startling clarity, Stefan Szymanski reveals how money decides the destiny of your soccer club.
ISBN:
1568584768
9781568584768
LCCN:
2015936760
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
WHPE115 -- Storm Lake Public Library (Storm Lake)

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