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Going beyond traditional product offerings to win the hearts of fans in the football economy – case focus on fan relationship management

As part of the professionalization process of the football economy over the past decades, clubs have enhanced their focus on nursing fan relations. Fulltime fan coordinators have been a natural step in this development. This is a way to build a bridge towards meeting the recognition that competition in the football economy is about managing […]

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UEFA Champions League reflecting the appealing spectacle of professional football

Different scholars have brought much in-depth knowledge about why sports fans engage with professional sports properties (Funk & James, 2001; Funk, 2001; Kahle & Close). The UEFA Champions League tournament and this year’s quarter finals exemplify some of these patterns. The general motivational factors tied to sports event participation and/or viewership, i.e. socialization, performance, excitement, […]

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Do sports sponsors have a responsibility for the creation of enhanced fan experiences?

With the intensified vitality of brand management in the sports industry, major sports properties and their business partners have allocated more resources towards strategies aimed at building profitable brand solutions. That has shaped current and modern sports branding and sports economic trends in the sense that top sports properties as well as sports properties at […]

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FC Porto – 120 years anniversary and still going strong – the integration of tradition in football branding

Due to Portuguese top club FC Porto’s 120 years anniversary, the club introduced a new merchandise collection as part of the celebration. As part of the creative thinking, FC Porto crafted a logo, which mixes tradition, freshness, and modernity. Photo: Display of the items from the ‘anniversary merchandise collection’ (source: FC Porto’s official web site). […]

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