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Original Articles

Who invests in financial instruments of sport clubs? An empirical analysis of actual and potential individual investors of professional European football clubs

Pages 500-519 | Received 03 Apr 2019, Accepted 15 Oct 2019, Published online: 04 Nov 2019

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