The metropolisation of professional sport in Europe and North America: acomparative approach

La métropolisation du sport professionnel en Europe et en Amérique du Nord: une approche comparative

Boris Helleu () and Christophe Durand ()
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Boris Helleu: CETAPS - Centre d’études des transformations des activités physiques et sportives - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - IRIHS - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Homme et Société - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université
Christophe Durand: CRAPS - Centre de Recherches en Activités Physiques et Sportives - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université

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Abstract: There are two organisational models in sport. In North America, the leagues are "closed" and highly regulated. In Europe, the leagues are "open" and are part of a liberal system. This paper highlights a paradoxical geographical phenomenon: those two different models lead to a similar geography of professional sport, characterised by a metropolisation of activities.

Keywords: Europe; Football; North America; Sport; Urban/sports hierarchy; América del Norte; Deporte; Europa; Fútbol; Jerarquías urbanas/deportivas; Amérique du Nord; Hiérarchies urbaines; Hiérarchies sportives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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Published in M@ppemonde, 2007, 4 (88), [15 p.]

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