Soccer leagues worldwide are being dominated by clubs who are becoming richer and more powerful. Enormous corporate investment, deals with media giants, merchandising and dedicated TV channels mean that soccer teams are as concerned with the affairs of the boardroom as what is going on on the field.
The Peopleβs Game?: Football, Finance and Society
β Scribed by Stephen Morrow (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 257
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Footballβs Changing Economics....Pages 4-42
Football Clubs: Businesses or Social Institutions?....Pages 43-73
Organizational Forms: Ownership and Governance....Pages 74-127
Where Business Meets Society: Learning From the Case Studies....Pages 128-144
Communicating the Business of Football....Pages 145-181
Conclusion....Pages 182-184
Back Matter....Pages 185-244
β¦ Subjects
Management; International Economics; Sport
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