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Belgian Football

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  • Stefan Kesenne

    (University of Antwerp and Louvain)

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In this short note, the author takes a critical look at the causes and cures that have been presented in a previous issue of this journal by Dejonghe and Vandeweghe, regarding the financial problems and performances of Belgian football. He also indicates a few errors against basic economic theory in their contribution.

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  • Stefan Kesenne, 2007. "Belgian Football," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 8(6), pages 670-674, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jospec:v:8:y:2007:i:6:p:670-674
    DOI: 10.1177/1527002506297023
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    4. Trudo Dejonghe & Hans Vandeweghe, 2006. "Belgian Football," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 7(1), pages 105-113, February.
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    1. Trudo Dejonghe & Wim Van Opstal, 2010. "Competitive balance between national leagues in European football after the Bosman Case," Rivista di Diritto ed Economia dello Sport, Centro di diritto e business dello Sport, vol. 6(2), pages 41-61, Settembre.

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