The attractiveness of national and international football leagues: Perspectives of fans of "star clubs" and "underdogs"

European Sport Management Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-163

  Koenigstorfer, Joerg ^a   Groeppel Klein, Andrea ^a   Kunkel, Thilo ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 78650095776     PISSN: 16184742     EISSN: 1746031X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16184740903563406     Document Type: Article

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