In approximately one week, the FIFA World Cup will kick off in Brazil. This sporting mega-event will put a lot of challenges and interests in play. It is a football party with enormous dimensions. The global reach is massive and the football party’s emotional equity touches people from all corners of the world. The commercial […]
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Football and power – an inevitable marriage in the most popular sport worldwide
By Kenneth Cortsen on March 5, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Football is a ‘money game’, which I have highlighted in previous posts on this blog. As a result of the huge flow of money in the most appealing and popular sport globally, there are also significant ramifications such as the natural power battles and missions, which are often interrelated with apparent cashflows. Football has undergone […]
Football & Sports Economy: The commercial stakes are high when sports properties fail to deliver
By Kenneth Cortsen on December 2, 2013 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Economic indicators point to the fact that there are much money at stake for sports properties and their commercial stakeholders when betting on the ‘certainty’ that a specific sports property will succeed on the playing field. Overall, football is the most popular and commercially developed sport in Denmark and in many other countries worldwide. Thus, […]
UCN Sport Management finds joy in partnership with Wembley – insight into the management of professional sports, event and venue management
Wembley Stadium in London, in the UK is managed under Wembley National Stadium Limited, which is a subsidiary of the English Football Association (the FA). The stadium plays host to some of the greatest football events like The FA Cup Final and the home games of the English national team. It is the second largest venue in Europe […]