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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to examine the significance of European Union antitrust law for the future of sport in Europe.
Drawing on multi-disciplinary perspectives from law, economics, sport management and politics, and including case studies about the European Super League (ESL) and the International Skating Union, the book explores key themes in contemporary sport, including governance, ownership and control; the European sport model; the regulatory autonomy of sports organisations; and the relationship between public policy, the law and sport.
This is important reading for any advanced student, researcher, policy-maker or practitioner with an interest in sport management, sport law, European law or European politics.
Table of Contents1. Introduction: The slow yet steady rise of EU sports antitrust law (1982-2022). 2. A motor of change? EU antitrust law and sports governance from Meca-Medina to the European Superleague. 3. The International Skating Union case. On a mission to defend the weaker party? 4. The Superleague concept in Euopean football in the light of EU competition law. 5. The application of antitrust legislation by Swiss courts in cases involving international sports governing bodies. 6. Should organising premier-level European football be a monopoly? And who should run it? - An Economists' perspective. 7. On the economic and legal stakes of independent sport leagues: The case of football. 8. Antitrust law, sport and the European social model: An Olympic choice. 9. Conclusion: EU antitrust law and the future of the sports pyramid and the 'one federation' principle.
