Open Access

Hugo Muth

• As well as the global economy, the economy of football and more specifically that of the professional football clubs has grown considerably in recent years. The amount of money in circulation makes many people dream, but the source of this money and the reasons that have led investors to take an interest in football are often unknown to the general public, which is why I made this thesis. This thesis therefore aims to explain these developments by detailing and quantifying the different sources of income for professional football clubs. We will see that the evolution and especially the multiplication of the sources of income that make up the income mix of football clubs is representative of the evolution of the football economy. This thesis will also help to understand why external investors have an interest in investing in the football economy and how they help to develop the football economy. Finally, we will develop the collateral effects of the development of this economy, both positive for the global economy and negative within the football world itself in terms of inequality and corruption.