SPORT ECONOMICS

Sport economics

Sport economics

Answer 1)

The Bosman Case was a lawful decision made by the European Court of Justice in 1995. The case disputed the legality of the system of transfers for football players and the reality of so-called 'quota systems', whereby only a restricted number of foreign players were allowed to play in a association match. The conclusion binds all football governing bodies that are based in the European Union, and obscurely sways all UEFA competitions even though UEFA is founded in non-E.U. Switzerland (Blanpain, 1993, 33).

Before the Bosman case, the situation in European football was very distinct with consider to contestant moves and quotas. Prior to Bosman, a football contestant could only move to another club with the affirmation of both clubs. Usually this agreement was only reached by the setting of a "transfer fee", whereby the buying club actually purchased the player from the selling club (Caigner, 2000, 87).

Secondly, former to the Bosman case, quota schemes lived in numerous nationwide leagues and also in the UEFA club competitions. The quota schemes intended that only a limited number of foreign players could play in a specific match. For example, in the UEFA club affrays, only 3 foreign players (plus 2 'assimilated' foreign players) could play for a group.

The case was heard at the European Court of Justice, and the court found in favor of Bosman and against RFC Liege, the Belgium Football Association and UEFA.

Answer 2)

Despite being expert and organised by expert entrepreneurs, and frequently belongs to by successful ones, football clubs are inclined to present unsatisfactory economic performance. Alikely interpretation lies in their complex environment. It is indeed usually admitted that professional football clubs in Europe are utility maximisers, in contrast to US professional franchises which are usually organized to maximize their economic performance (McArdle, 2000, 44).

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