Contextualised peak periods of play in English Premier League matches

PurposeThis article provides a plain language commentary on the distributive equity structure of the English Premier League (EPL) with the aim of introducing sport business practitioners to a foundational challenge facing professional leagues as they grow financially with market opportunities, namely financial inequality between clubs.Design/methodology/approachIntroducing and discussing data from seasons 2009/10–2018/19, the article reveals that despite maintaining a consistent distribution of the EPL prize fund over time, the financial imbalance within the league has grown throughout the period.FindingsThe EPL's financial distributive equity is exacerbated by growing imparity in the acquisition of sponsorship revenues, the distribution of broadcasting revenues and the implications of policies concerning financial fair play and parachute payments, leading to a problematic differential in the talent distribution and win–wage relationship experienced by the top six teams and the remainder.Practical implicationsThe EPL's market-driven continuation of its revenue allocation policies has led to a broadening financial imbalance, in favour of the top clubs, which could paradoxically undermine the financial security of the teams and league. Sport business practitioners should be familiar with this fundamental challenge for sport leagues that accompanies financial growth.Originality/valueWhilst the percentage difference in prize fund allocation between top and bottom clubs appears minor, there is a significant financial variation across the league, primarily due to the large increase in broadcasting income. This is compounded by positive feedback via the relative dominance of the top six clubs receiving the larger share allocated to higher finishing teams.

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Is the ref blind? Crime and punishment in English Premier League football

Significance ◽

10.1111/j.1740-9713.2007.00227.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 63-66

Author(s):

John Goddard

Keyword(s):

Crime And Punishment ◽

Premier League ◽

English Premier League

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Characterising game styles in the English Premier League using the “moments of play” framework

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport ◽

10.1080/24748668.2018.1539383 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 998-1009 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Stuart Gollan ◽

Katia Ferrar ◽

Kevin Norton

Keyword(s):

Premier League ◽

English Premier League

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The English Premier League Internet Broadcasting Rights Selling Model – Historical Study

GYMNASIUM ◽

10.29081/gsjesh.2018.19.2.04 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol XIX (2) ◽

pp. 44

Author(s):

Christos Koutroumanides ◽

Panagiotis Alexopoulos ◽

Athanasios Laios ◽

John Douvis

Keyword(s):

New Record ◽

Smart Phones ◽

Historical Study ◽

Live Streaming ◽

Premier League ◽

Football Clubs ◽

The Uk ◽

Selling Process ◽

English Premier League ◽

Mobile Broadcasting

In the last years football clubs games broadcasting rights selling process, internet and mobile phone packages are included too. Internet is a widely accepted and useful mean of communication, something that was immediately recognized by the football authorities and clubs in all countries. Same ways, the gradually increased use of smart phones led to the inclusion of the mobile broadcasting rights in the total selling rights packages. The latest rights auction is of paramount importance, not only because the rights value will break a new record, but also because among the interested parties and bidders are some of the world’s tech giants such as Amazon, Google and Netflix. Live streaming Premier League matches looks to be the next frontier and PL hope tech giants like Amazon, Google, Facebook and Netflix will enter the auction and push the price of the UK package above its current standing of £5.14billion

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