Managing Football is the first book to directly respond to the rapid managerial, commercial and global development of the sport and offers a thorough analysis of how the football industry can meet the challenges that flow from these developments. Expertly edited by two well known specialists in football business management, it draws together the work of a world-class contributor team to form a comprehensive analysis of the most important issues facing the managers of football businesses across the world. The cutting edge analysis examines all the important business challenges in the football industry and the management of football businesses and covers all of the key football markets including England, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Australia, North America, China, South Africa, South Korea, the Netherlands & Belgium, and Mexico. Managing Football is simply a must-read for anyone studying or working in football business management and is set to be an important landmark in this rapidly moving and globally expansive field. Sean Hamil is a lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Simon Chadwick is Professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing, Coventry University, UK. * Contributed to by a world-class team of experts and well edited by two specialists in football management * Comprehensive coverage of all key issues in football internationally, with a strong balance of academic and practitioner analysis and comment * Presented in a clear and structured format, easy-to-use for readers with clear signposts throughout the text and online resources for lecturers
Author(s): Sean Hamil, Simon Chadwick
Edition: 1
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 520
Managing Football: An International Perspective......Page 4
Copyright
......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Biographies......Page 12
Foreword......Page 24
PART 1
Managing Football......Page 26
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 28
VIKING HEADS, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
......Page 29
THE NATURE AND DISTINCTIVENESS OF FOOTBALL......Page 32
THE ORGANISATION OF THIS BOOK......Page 36
CONCLUSIONS......Page 38
REFERENCES......Page 40
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 42
INTRODUCTION......Page 43
THE STOCK MARKET MODEL OF OWNERSHIP......Page 44
THE SUPPORTER TRUST MODEL OF OWNERSHIP......Page 47
THE FOREIGN INVESTOR MODEL OF OWNERSHIP......Page 49
OWNERSHIP IN EUROPEAN FOOTBALL......Page 54
CONCLUSIONS......Page 56
REFERENCES......Page 58
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 62
NEW MEDIA......Page 63
NEW MEDIA INTEGRATION IN FOOTBALL - THE CASE OF FIFA
......Page 67
NEW MEDIA INTEGRATION IN FOOTBALL - THE CASE OF UEFA......Page 69
NEW MEDIA CHALLENGES......Page 71
CONCLUSIONS......Page 76
REFERENCES......Page 77
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 80
INTRODUCTION......Page 81
WHAT IS PUBLIC RELATIONS?......Page 82
FOUR MODELS OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR FOOTBALL......Page 87
MEDIA RELATIONS IN FOOTBALL......Page 90
CONCLUSION......Page 92
REFERENCES......Page 95
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 98
INTRODUCTION......Page 99
CONCLUSIONS......Page 105
REFERENCES......Page 107
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 110
INTRODUCTION......Page 111
THE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES OF FOOTBALL......Page 112
NECESSARY ELEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOOTBALL AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
......Page 117
CONCLUSIONS......Page 122
REFERENCES......Page 124
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 128
INTRODUCTION......Page 129
FIFA AND THE GROWTH OF WORLD FOOTBALL......Page 133
AMBUSH MARKETING......Page 135
U.K. CLUBS AND TV RIGHTS......Page 137
CONCLUSIONS......Page 140
REFERENCES......Page 141
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 144
INTRODUCTION......Page 145
MATCHDAY RECEIPTS......Page 147
BROADCASTING RIGHTS......Page 150
COMMERCIAL RIGHTS......Page 151
COSTS......Page 157
BUYING AND SELLING PLAYERS......Page 162
BENEFACTION, INVESTMENT, AND INDEBTEDNESS......Page 164
ADMINISTRATION......Page 167
CONCLUSIONS......Page 171
REFERENCES......Page 172
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 176
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT......Page 177
THE LOGISTICS MIX AND CHANNEL MANAGEMENT......Page 178
RETAILING IN SUPPLY CHAINS......Page 182
ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAINS AND RETAILING FOR FOOTBALL PRODUCTS
......Page 184
CONCLUSIONS......Page 188
REFERENCES......Page 191
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 194
THE HUMAN CAPITAL APPROACH......Page 195
THE EVIDENCE FOR THE HRM AND PERFORMANCE LINK
......Page 196
THE STATE OF PLAY IN HRM AND SPORT......Page 198
FOOTBALL AND HRM......Page 199
SPORT AND ‘‘MANAGEMENT’’......Page 200
SPORT AS A BUSINESS MODEL......Page 201
HRM AND THE COMMUNITY......Page 202
HRM AND CORE COMPETENCIES......Page 203
CONCLUSIONS......Page 205
REFERENCES......Page 207
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 210
INTRODUCTION......Page 211
THE ‘‘BIG 5’’ EUROPEAN LEAGUES AND COMPETITIONS......Page 212
CONCLUSIONS......Page 220
REFERENCES......Page 222
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 226
FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTIONING OF PLAYERS’ AGENTS IN FOOTBALL......Page 227
NEGOTIATION OF CONTRACTS......Page 228
TRANSNATIONAL SCOUTING NETWORKS......Page 230
THE INCREASING POWER OF INTERMEDIARIES......Page 231
A TYPOLOGY OF PLAYERS’ AGENTS COMPANIES......Page 234
CONCLUSIONS......Page 237
REFERENCES......Page 239
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 242
PROLIFERATION OF SPORTS FACILITY DEVELOPMENT......Page 244
DESIGN......Page 248
OCCUPANCY......Page 251
USAGE......Page 252
OWNERSHIP......Page 255
CONCLUSIONS......Page 256
REFERENCES......Page 258
PART 2
Managing Football in the Big Five......Page 262
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 264
INTRODUCTION......Page 265
THE IMPLICATIONS OF PROFESSIONALISATION......Page 266
THE LATER PROFESSIONALISED ERA......Page 270
THE COMMERCIALISED ERA......Page 272
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL......Page 284
CONCLUSIONS......Page 285
REFERENCES......Page 287
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 290
INTRODUCTION......Page 291
TOURNAMENTS IN SPAIN......Page 292
THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (LNFP)
......Page 293
THE FOOTBALL BUSINESS IN SPAIN......Page 294
CONCLUSIONS......Page 301
REFERENCES......Page 303
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 306
THE THREE MARKETS OF FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT......Page 307
A BRIEF HISTORY OF FOOTBALL IN ITALY......Page 310
THE CURRENT STATE OF DEVELOPMENT OF FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT IN ITALY
......Page 311
BROADCASTING RIGHTS......Page 316
MATCHDAY EXPLOITATION......Page 321
CONCLUSIONS......Page 323
REFERENCES......Page 326
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 328
CONTEXT OF THE LIGUE 1 ORANGE
......Page 329
THE SITUATION OF STADIA IN FRANCE......Page 337
CONCLUSIONS......Page 341
REFERENCES......Page 343
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 346
THE HISTORY OF GERMAN FOOTBALL......Page 347
THE GERMAN FOOTBALL MARKET AND THE MAIN MARKET PLAYERS
......Page 348
THE STRUCTURE OF GERMAN FOOTBALL......Page 350
INCOME STREAMS......Page 354
CONCLUSIONS......Page 357
REFERENCES......Page 359
PART 3
Managing Football in Emerging Markets......Page 362
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 364
A BRIEF HISTORY......Page 365
THE CRAWFORD REPORT......Page 368
THE A- LEAGUE......Page 371
THE WOMEN’S GAME......Page 372
INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT......Page 374
CHALLENGES......Page 376
CONCLUSIONS......Page 377
REFERENCES......Page 378
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 382
INTRODUCTION......Page 383
THE EVOLUTION OF FOOTBALL IN NORTH AMERICA......Page 384
CONCLUSIONS......Page 393
REFERENCES......Page 394
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 398
MODERN FOOTBALL......Page 399
ADMINISTRATION AND LEAGUE STRUCTURE......Page 400
LEAGUE SPONSORSHIP......Page 401
PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FACING THE INDUSTRY
......Page 402
EUROPEAN CLUBS’ ACTIVITIES......Page 403
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL......Page 405
CONCLUSIONS......Page 407
REFERENCES......Page 409
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 412
INTRODUCTION......Page 413
FOOTBALL’S DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA......Page 414
CONTEMPORARY FOOTBALL ORGANISATION IN SOUTH AFRICA......Page 416
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FOR FOOTBALL IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY......Page 418
FOOTBALL GOVERNANCE......Page 421
FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS......Page 423
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL......Page 425
IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT......Page 426
CONCLUSIONS......Page 428
REFERENCES......Page 429
PART 4
Managing Football in Established Markets......Page 432
CHAPTER 23
The Netherlands and Belgium......Page 434
THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF FOOTBALL IN THE LOW COUNTRIES......Page 435
LEAGUE STRUCTURES AND GOVERNING BODIES......Page 436
BELGIUM......Page 439
THE ‘‘DECLINE’’ IN PERFORMANCE AND REVENUES......Page 441
THE REVENUES AND THEIR SOURCES......Page 444
THE GOVERNMENT AS STAKEHOLDER OR ‘‘SPONSOR’’ OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL......Page 452
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IN THE NETHERLANDS
......Page 456
CONCLUSIONS......Page 457
REFERENCES......Page 459
OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER......Page 462
THE MEXICAN FOOTBALL INDUSTRY: KEY ISSUES, DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES......Page 463
SWOT ANALYSIS......Page 473
CONCLUSIONS......Page 477
REFERENCES......Page 479
INTRODUCTION......Page 482
ORGANIZATION OF THE KOREA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (KFA)
......Page 483
FIFA WORLD CUP AND KOREAN FOOTBALL......Page 484
FOOTBALL CLUBS AND PLAYERS IN KOREA......Page 485
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE K-LEAGUE......Page 486
ORGANIZATION OF THE K-LEAGUE......Page 487
THE REVENUE FOR THE K-LEAGUE......Page 488
K-LEAGUE CLUBS’ USE OF STADIA......Page 489
ROSTER SYSTEM OF THE K-LEAGUE......Page 491
CONCLUSIONS......Page 492
REFERENCES......Page 495
Glossary......Page 498
Index......Page 508
