Is Promotion & Relegation System required for Major League Soccer under the Sherman Act? Would it be a violation of EU competition law if a European league were to abolish P&R and keep their top league “closed”?



Introduction1

Discussion3

Pyramid Structure5

Characteristics of sports in Europe7

Loom From Grassroots7

Association to National Uniqueness7

International Competition8

Negative Features8

Significance of sport in Europe9

The Sherman Act9

Overview12

Functions of Sports Federations14

Problems with the big Clubs15

Analysis on the basis of a Competition Lawif relegation should be made legal16

Is a closed league system lawful?16

Promotion and Relegation System19

Research Design21

Exploratory Study21

Potential explanatory variable listing22

Descriptive Study22

Explanatory Study23

Research Questions23

Literature Review24

Analysis24

Function of the National Federations26

Competitions Completed27

Solidarity28

Promotion of Sport28

The European Model of Sport29

Recommendations29

Instantaneous modification to MLS29

Recommendation one29

Recommendation two30

Major League Soccer 231

Conclusion32

End Notes34



Is Promotion & Relegation System required for Major League Soccer under the Sherman Act? Would it be a violation of EU competition law if a European league were to abolish P&R and keep their top league “closed”?

Introduction

There are many different ways of organizing sports league. Whether, it is about managing promotion and relegation system in major league soccer under the Act of Sherman or any other. The following research paper has been designed in such a way which clearly addresses the importance and pitfalls of the system of Promotion and Relegation in a Major Soccer League in United Kingdom i.e. English Soccer league. Moreover, this research paper also clarifies and examines the structure which is highly incentive along with the efficiency of the different form of the soccer league including the Major League Soccer at very first. The research paper also includes the methods which have been used in scheduling the games individually along with the procedure of admitting new members to the leagues. In an addition to it, the paper also focuses on the process of decision making of the Major Soccer League itself. However, the following research paper also comprises and compares the outcomes and operations of the Major Soccer League in the Europe, North America, and United Kingdom as a whole. Moreover, at a very first step of the research paper there is a thorough introduction to the policy of promotion and relegation system which in line goes with the detailed introduction of the major soccer league. Later, the paper focuses on the Sherman Act. Sherman Act is discussed in detail in the whole research report. Then the research paper thoroughly focuses on the competition law of European Union, in which the paper addresses the issues that may cause if the European League were to abolish promotion and relegation system and have to keep their top league closed. After the detailed introduction of the entire research question's topic, the report addresses the overall overview of the system of the Major Soccer League in terms and conditions of Sherman Act, European Union's Competition Law and the importance of promotion and relegation system for the Major Soccer League (MSL). After analyzing the overview thoroughly, the paper puts light on the literature review related to the topic of the research paper which is followed by the analysis of relevance ...