DEFINITION OF PLAYER’S STATUS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF FOOTBALL PLAYER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

Аннотация

From an economic perspective football player employment contracts have always been significant, as players can make profits for their clubs and themselves by plying their trade in the football industry. Recently some of the scholars have been working on this topic. The definition of a player and its importance in establishing him as professional or amateur will determine whether football players gets remunerated for his service as a professional. This paper covers some of the most important research works on the given issue, mainly examining the definition of a football player`s status and its potential impact on the employment contracts of football players.