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The trickle-down effect: how elite sporting success affects amateur participation in German football

B. FrickDepartment of Management, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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P. WickerDepartment of Sport Economics and Sport Management, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, GermanyView further author information
Pages 259-263 | Published online: 05 Aug 2015

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