He obtained his PhD in Economics in 2005 at the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, on the topics of fiscal policy and public debt. His research interests in sports economics focus mainly on football (financial disequilibrium and managerial change in the the French league), tennis (with the tournament theory) and the development of sport in Asia (the Asian football leagues and the next Olympic Games). Plenary Conference Debates N° 5 : Sciences & Football Wednesday 26 April : 10:00 – 12:30