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Would European soccer clubs benefit from playing in a Super League?

2004; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/14660970512331391004

1743-9590

Harry Arne Solberg, Chris Gratton,

Sport and Mega-Event Impacts

Abstract This article analyses whether European soccer clubs would benefit from joining a 'Super League'. Based on revenue figures, it argues that for the richest clubs from the top soccer nations, the current combination of domestic and international leagues may well be the optimal economic solution, for it is not clear that a single European Super League would replace the revenue that the clubs would loose from ceasing to play in the current domestic and international tournaments. For clubs from some of the smaller soccer nations, a multinational league may well prove economically optimal, since the income they would loose from ceasing to play in their domestic tournaments would be moderate. However, due to their moderate commercial value to a Super League, it seems unlikely that these would be invited to join. A mini Super League, for example the proposed 'Atlantic league', could still prove to be a profitable and suitable alternative.