With the UEFA Champions League Final, which was played on May 24th between the two Spanish teams Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, football fans from all over the world witnessed another example of UEFA’s ability to launch premium events and to monetize from this process. UEFA’s tournaments feature the best clubs and players in the […]
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The cohesion between sporting and business performances – the case of Manchester United & the English Premier League
Since David Moyes took charge as manager of Manchester United after Sir Alex Ferguson, the sporting position of Manchester United in the English Premier League has gone downhill. This development is hurtful for the fans of the club and it has caused lots of turmoil around United that the club hasn’t come positively out of […]
German football – cohesion between sporting and commercial performance and insight into the modern German football icon Mesut Özil
Germany is an interesting topic of discussion when investigating the cohesion between commercial and sporting performances in top football. This cohesion is linked to the equation that the more money available, the higher the probability of winning titles. That also goes for Germany where Bayern Munich’s dominance over a longer time-span speaks for itself but […]
Analytical highlights from football’s transfer market – market activities and mobility patterns
Based on data from the FIFA Transfer Matching System GmbH (FIFA TMS, 2014), the volume of international transfers concluded in 2013 increased to 12,309 (+4.4% compared to 2012). On the 31st of January 2013, FIFA TMS reported 302 transfers on what was coined the year’s busiest day. Some key facts related to market activity and […]
Football & Sports Economy: The commercial stakes are high when sports properties fail to deliver
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, […]