Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/294030 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] European Research on Management and Business Economics (ERMBE) [ISSN:] 2444-8834 [Volume:] 26 [Issue:] 1 [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 26-32
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between profitability and sporting performance in European football. Profitability has been rarely studied because it has not been considered an aim of European clubs, in contrast with American clubs. However, the emergence of investors who invest on both sides of the Atlantic shows that the objectives of owners can be diverse and that profitability has to be taken into account. The study of the compatibility or incompatibility of sporting performance and profitability has implications for the existence of clubs with owners with different objectives in the same competition, or even owners with different aims in the same club. The paper finds that financial performance has a negative influence on clubs' sporting performance, while sporting performance does not have a negative influence on profitability. Moreover, ownership concentration has a negative influence on both performance variables. These findings show that the pursuit of sport success could undermine the profitability and sustainability of clubs and that investors could focus less on sport results and focus more on maximizing the financial returns on their investments.
Subjects: 
Sports Finance
Firm Objectives
Firm Performance
Profitability
JEL: 
G32
G34
L21
L25
L83
Z23
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Document Type: 
Article

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