At last, football has its answer to Freakonomics, The Tipping Point and The Undercover Economist.

Fans of baseball, football, basketball, and hockey have long been exploited and oppressed by the monopolistic practices of team owners. This book proposes a significant restructuring of sports leagues. It sets out a rational program for a revolution that can serve the interests of the fans and of the sport itself.

What economic rules govern sports? How does the sports business differ from other businesses? This title takes a look at the fundamental economic relationships shaping modern sports. It focuses on the ways that the sports business does and does not overlap with economics. It uncovers the core paradox at the heart of the sports industry.

Starting with a major survey of the economics of sport, this volume involves primarily a comparison of the European and American models of sport, how to restructure leagues to make them more competitive, the analysis of gate-sharing mechanisms, the economic impact of promotion and relegation and a comparison of broadcasting regimes.

This volume deals with the competitive structure of football. It examines the relationship between sporting success and economic variables, the structure of European competitions, financial problems in football, their origins and options for reform, racial discrimination in English football, and the economic impact of the World Cup.

"Examines, from an economic perspective, how the different traditions of soccer and baseball have shaped the possibilites for their commercial organization and exploitation, and considers how each sport might learn from the other's experiences to developmeaningful reforms"--Provided by publisher.

At last, football has its answer to Freakonomics, The Tipping Point and The Undercover Economist.