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Star quality and competitive balance? Television audience demand for English Premier League football reconsidered

N. ScellesFaculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1399-1402 | Published online: 25 Jan 2017

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