The business of sports has really changed since the 1960s. Globalization, technology, data, new ownership models such as the growth of portfolio models and investments across various sports and international borders, and the application of sport as a geopolitical and soft power instrument are only a few of many important milestones, which emphasize the major […]
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A dialogue with Alan Rothenberg on the history, development & future of the MLS and football
From a sports business, there are interesting insights about the heart of football/soccer history and development. Alan Rothenberg, a renowned expert in sports law, sports leadership and sports business, participated in a dialogue earlier this year (2020), in which he gives the audience first-hand knowledge from how he participated in boosting football’s (soccer in the […]
Messi, FC Barcelona og spillet om brandøkonomisk relevans og pengestrømme
Det er en enorm brandøkonomiske relevans, der er på spil i forhold til #Messi og #FCBarcelona og den fremtid, som enten kommer til at foregå sammen eller hver for sig. Denne fodboldcase fremstiller nogle brandøkonomiske pointer, der er fremherskende indenfor denne kontekst af sportsbranding (jf. Messi og FC Barcelona), hvor der eksisterer en konstant interaktion […]
Major League Soccer: How the economics of co-branding will help the MLS grow its business. Part 1
Co-branding and co-creation are vital elements in shaping a football/soccer culture on North American soil. The MLS has come a long way since the first game was played in 1996. However, a football/soccer culture is not built overnight in a nation that still climbs to the NFL and the pervasive power of Super Bowl as […]
Football and power – an inevitable marriage in the most popular sport worldwide
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 […]