UEFA, the EU and Financial Fair Play

This piece looks on the transformation that European football has undergone in recent times. Whilst acknowledging the importance and validity of the what has been identified as a process of Europeanisation, the piece argues that some thought needs to be given to a “political economy” of football, particularly in the light of the current financial crisis. The concept of Financial Fair Play provides a useful focus for a consideration of the way in which profound questions are now being posed - both in football and in a wider context – regarding the accumulation and distribution of various forms of capital.