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The importance of market size in the consumer service professional football: the Belgian case

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  • Trudo Dejonghe

    (Lessius Hogeschool (KULeuven), Belgium)

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The problem with Belgian football competition is that in the long run, and as reality shows us in the short term, the contemporary situation will lead to market failures and the elimination of some of the clubs. The solution proposed in this paper is the creation of a new professional competition with fewer teams combined with territorial exclusivity in a centre with a potential number of consumers that reach a certain absolute or relative threshold.

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  • Trudo Dejonghe, 2008. "The importance of market size in the consumer service professional football: the Belgian case," Working Papers 0828, International Association of Sports Economists;North American Association of Sports Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:spe:wpaper:0828
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    sports economics; soccer;

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    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism

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