Financial Doping and Financial Fair Play in European Club Football Competitions

Abstract

This contribution provides an explanation of ‘financial doping’ as a management concept in the context of European club football as well as on UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regime, which can well be framed as the governing body of European football’s attempt to address this issue. The chapter is structured as follows: First, the historic development of financial regulation in European football is briefly outlined. The notion of financial doping as well as in what way it undermines the integrity of the sporting competition is addressed next. Afterwards, the FFP policy is explained, followed by a critical review of its discussion in scholarly literature as well as the presentation of an outlook on potential future research.