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‘Competitive Balance’ in the Top Level of English Football, 1948–2008: An Absent Principle and a Forgotten Ideal

John Curran London Metropolitan UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Ian Jennings London Metropolitan University
&
John Sedgwick London Metropolitan University
Pages 1735-1747 | Published online: 15 Sep 2009

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