The effectiveness of UEFA Financial Fair Play: evidence from England and France, 2008–2018

Avril, François; Dermit-Richard, Nadine; Plumley, Daniel; Wilson, Robert; Heutte, Natacha

doi:10.1108/sbm-03-2021-0024

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“…On the other hand, such positive outcomes were not found for French, Spanish or Italian clubs (Ahtiainen & Jarva, 2022;Ghio et al, 2019). Francois et al (2021) supported these outcomes by showing the increased profitability of English football clubs compared to French clubs. However, this pattern only applies to entities that are not participating in UEFA internation competition.…”

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The effects of participation in European competitions on the domestic competitiveness of Polish football clubs

Kościółek

2022

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The objective of this study was to establish whether participation in European football competitions affects the sports performance of Polish football clubs in the domestic league. Accordingly, negative shortterm effects and positive medium-term effects were hypothesized. Research Design & Methods: Based on the case of Polish Ekstraklasa, observations covering a 10-year competition period (seasons 2011/12 to 2020/21) were tested in regression models that included the league points and positions in the table as dependent variables and participation in the European UEFA competition and promotion to the group stage as explanatory variables. Findings: The results revealed that if a Polish football club competes in European competitions, there are neither negative consequences for its domestic competitiveness in the short run nor positive consequences in the medium-term period. Implications & Recommendations: Every season, football teams throughout Europe make an effort to internationalize themselves through UEFA competitions. This study demonstrates to sports managers that, contrary to common belief, engaging limited resources of football clubs outside the top leagues to compete in two competitions simultaneously has neutral effect. Contribution & Value Added:To date, researchers have been interested in determining the influence of international competitions on the level of competitive balance. This is the first study on the impact of participation in European UEFA competitions on sports performance in domestic leagues outside Western Europe. Article type:research article

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Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

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The effects of participation in European competitions on the domestic competitiveness of Polish football clubs

Kościółek

2022

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“…UEFA Financial Fair Play was introduced to European football in 2010 because of persistent losses amongst Europe's elite clubs (Francois et al, 2022). Specifically, the purpose of Financial Fair Play is to prevent clubs that qualify for UEFA competitions from spending more than they earn and, consequently, to improve the financial health of European football (García-del-Barrio and Rossi, 2020).…”

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Multidisciplinary perspectives on equality and diversity in sports 2022

Salvador¹,

Göksu²,

Cimbrini³

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Multidisciplinary perspectives on equality and diversity in sportsAlbeit some exceptions, athletes, practitioners, decision and policymakers, and sports spectators are predominantly men. In this sense, gender segregation and discrimination are present in multiple aspects of sports, and are socially normalised and accepted through a discourse that essentialises the embodied sexual differences between genders. This gender discourse legitimises the exclusion of women in some sports modalities considered masculine and traped them to those considered as predominantly feminine and feminized It traps female bodies in socio-cultural constructions as less able to exercise and engage in sport or as the second and weaker version of the ideal masculine body.Sports and its management continue to be a field where men and masculinity strongly prevail. The International Congress on Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Equality and Diversity in Sport (ICMPEDS) aimed to investigate the complexities of the following questions: What does gender openness mean in the context of sport in the 21st century? What persists as gender closure in the same context? What are the gender cultures that signify sport continuing to be defined by regimes that resort to dominant masculinity embodied in a strong and male athletic body? Which factors are assessed as the driving forces of these gender cultures that reveal male dominance in the sports field? However, there are significant signs that the context of sport may be changing. The European Union and some national governments have efforted to promote gender equality and diversity by fostering the adoption of gender equality codes/policies in various modalities, and international and local sports organizations. These new policies aim to increase female participation and recognition in sports, their access to leadership positions and involvement in the decision-making in sport structures. Additionally, the number of women practising non-competitive sports and as sports spectators have started growing. This improvement leads to new representations of sports and challenges the roles of women in such a context. Different body constructions and the emergence of alternative embodied femininities and masculinities are also challenging how athletes of both genders experience their bodies and sports practice. Nevertheless, the research on the impacts of these changes/challenges in sports is scarce. This book focuses on mapping gender relations in sports and its management by considering the different modalities, contexts, institutional policies, organizational structures and actors. It treats sports and its management as one avenue where gender segregation and inequality occur, but it also adopts such a space that presents an opportunity for change and a widely applicable topic whose traits and culture are reflected in organizations and work more broadly.The first chapter, "Do values translate into action: Exploring a "commitment" to gender equality in 9 sport", by Shannon KERWIN and Jeremy RUTMAN from the De...

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“…Plumley et al (2019) provided a more refined view of a decline in competitive balance for leagues in Spain, Germany and France but not for England and Italy. In their cross-league comparison, Francois et al (2021) found that player expenditures, the key reason for financial unsustainability, have significantly decreased in the English Premier League since the introduction of the FFP. In terms of the positive impact on the profitability of clubs, Ahtiainen and Jarva (2022) found that the effect has been "modest, at best", calling upon UEFA to enforce the breakeven requirement more fiercely and reassess the efficacy of the Financial Fair Play regulations.…”

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Business model innovation for sustainable operations in professional football: How supporters gain more control of the Beautiful Game

Kozma

Teker

2022

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We aim to explore whether ongoing digital innovations in Premier League clubs may substantiate a prospective change in their business model and potentially lead to a solution to the financial sustainability issue in professional football. Our exploratory study is to identify ongoing digital innovations and what changes can be foreseen in future years. The empirical analysis is based on information collected from club webpages, their selected social media pages, and top sports business journals. Our results indicate that despite the numerous digital innovations already implemented in the clubs, their utilisation has not reached a level to justify a more complex business model innovation. However, several changes indicate that such a fundamental transformation will likely happen in the foreseeable future. Our work's scholarly contribution is exploring a novel field of study concentrating on the digitally focused business model innovations of professional clubs, unlike most football business model analyses that focus on leagues. We have concluded that clubs can and should apply business innovations to look for more financially sustainable operations, even without necessarily waiting for changes to be made in the generic competitive structure they perform in.

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The effectiveness of UEFA Financial Fair Play: evidence from England and France, 2008–2018

Cited by 15 publications

References 50 publications

The effects of participation in European competitions on the domestic competitiveness of Polish football clubs

The effects of participation in European competitions on the domestic competitiveness of Polish football clubs

Multidisciplinary perspectives on equality and diversity in sports 2022

Business model innovation for sustainable operations in professional football: How supporters gain more control of the Beautiful Game

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