02549nam 2200565 450 991046031040332120200520144314.01-56858-527-6(CKB)3710000000414985(EBL)2039772(SSID)ssj0001560501(PQKBManifestationID)16193526(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001560501(PQKBWorkID)14825143(PQKB)11770190(MiAaPQ)EBC2039772(Au-PeEL)EBL2039772(CaPaEBR)ebr11055849(CaONFJC)MIL800449(OCoLC)908671163(EXLCZ)99371000000041498520150527h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMoney and football why Chievo Verona, Unterhaching, and Scunthorpe United will never win the Champions League, why Manchester Ciry, Roma, and Paris St. Germain Can, and why real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Manchester United cannot be stopped /Stefan Szymanski ; introduction by Simon KuperNew York, New York :Nation Books,2015.©20151 online resource (321 p.)Includes index.1-56858-526-8 Frontcover; Contents; Foreword; Author's Note; 1 - DOMINANCE AND DISTRESS; 2 - PLAYERS; 3 - STADIUMS; 4 - REVENUE; 5 - DEBT; 6 - OWNERSHIP; 7 - STRATEGY; 8 - INSOLVENCY; 9 - AMERICA; 10 - REGULATION; CONCLUSION; Notes; Index; About the AuthorModern soccer is big business. From the ill-received takeover of Manchester United by the Glazer family to Paris Saint Germain's current shopping spree for the best footballers on the planet, soccer finance has become an increasingly important part of the game.Barely a summer goes by now without a cherished club going into administration or a wealthy businessman funding a mid table team's ascension to Champions League competitor. Meanwhile, the twice-annual multi-million dollar merry-go-round of transfer season sees players (and now managers) signed for sums thought impossible just a decade aFootballSoccerElectronic books.Football.Soccer.796.33Szymanski Stefan1960-285840Kuper SimonMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460310403321Money and football2243495UNINA