Platts, ChrisSmith, Andy2007-05-162007-05-162007-05-01Platts, C., & Smith, A. (2007, 17-19 May). Europeanisation, Bosman and the financial 'crisis' in English professional football: Some sociological comments. Paper presented at the 10th annual European Union Studies Association conference in Montreal, Canada, 17-19 May 2007.http://hdl.handle.net/10034/11876Paper given at the 10th annual European Union Studies Association conference in Montreal, Canada, 17-19 May 2007.This paper discusses an sociological explaination as to the extent to which Europeanisation process, among others, have contributed to an increasingly unequal concentration of financial resources among a small number of English football clubs. The impact of the Bosman case is discussed.53175 bytesapplication/pdfenfootballEnglandBosman rulingfinancesConference Contribution