Players' registration rights in the financial statements of the leading Italian clubs: A survey of Inter, Juventus, Lazio, Milan and Roma

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-47

  Risaliti, Gianluca ^a   Verona, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

"Salva calcio" decree; Bosman; Football; Players' registration rights; Rights issues; Television; Television rights; Window dressing policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871327379     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513571311285603     Document Type: Article

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