How England’s Premier League is trying to stop football’s financial arms race – without a salary cap
- Written by James Skinner, Dean Newcastle Business School/Professor of Sport Business, University of Newcastle
Debates about financial regulation in sport often begin with salary caps: strict, transparent cost-control mechanisms common in North American and Australian leagues.
They’re credited with improving competitive balance and financial sustainability, so many might assume English football would follow suit.
While England’s Premier League...
