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Competitive balance versus competitive intensity before a match: is one of these two concepts more relevant in explaining attendance? The case of the French football Ligue 1 over the period 2008–2011

N. Scelles Department of Sports Sciences, University of Poitiers, F-86000, Poitiers, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. Durand Department of Sports Sciences, University of Caen Basse-Normandie, F-14032, Caen, France
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L. Bonnal Department of Economics, University of Poitiers, F-86022, Poitiers, France
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D. Goyeau Department of Economics, University of Poitiers, F-86022, Poitiers, France
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W. Andreff Department of Economics, University of Paris 1, F-75647, Paris, France
Pages 4184-4192 | Published online: 16 Apr 2013

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