Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/264905 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers No. 166
Publisher: 
Technische Universität Ilmenau, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Ilmenau
Abstract: 
The controversy around the breakaway European Super League, set to conquer the UEFA Champions League, and the surrounding antitrust proceedings revive the academic discussion about the monopoly power of sport-internal governing bodies (like the UEFA), the justification for and limits of their powers, and potential abuses of their power. Against this background, we discuss how much monopoly is unavoidable in premier-level European football and how its powers can be limited and, thus, scope and incentives for power abuse may be reduced. We particularly find that championship management can be periodically assigned to third-parties (like the Super League organizers) by tender procedures, thus, creating a periodical competition for the market, fueling innovation incentives and strengthening the influence of fans' preferences.
Subjects: 
sports economics
Super League
UEFA Champions League
monopoly
marketpower
sport associations
rival leagues
JEL: 
D02
D42
D47
K21
L12
L30
L40
L83
Z20
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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