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The research aims to investigate football club owners' financial and sporting ambitions upon EPL promotion and its effects on league competitiveness.

Paid to play: football club owner ambitions on promotion to the English premier league and impact on the league

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The research aims to investigate football club owners' financial and sporting ambitions upon EPL promotion and its effects on league competitiveness.
Calculated expected financial gains and expenditures for promoted clubs in the EPL
Compared scenarios with and without newly promoted clubs
Analyzed effects of parachute payments on relegation outcomes
Owners prioritize expected financial gains over concerns about relegation
Competitive balance in the EPL remains largely unaffected by promoted clubs
Clubs without parachute payments tend to perform better in avoiding relegation

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Analysis reveals how football club owners prioritize financial gains over relegation, impacting league dynamics.

Robert D. Evans (2026) studied this question.

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