Fodboldlandsholdet har denne sommer skabt en cocktail af begivenheder, der samlet set er et fundament, hvor den menneskelige sårbarhed smelter sammen med de positive forhåbninger, som fodbold som fælles ramme er genstand for. Stærke ledere skaber grobund for stærk ledelse og lederskab, og det har vi også set i kulturen omkring landsholdet fra spillere som […]
The English Premier League broke with a summer transfer spending of £870 mio. the previous transfer window shopping record. This is an increase of approximately 4% from last year’s record of £835 mio. Another record was broken on the transfer market as the accumulative spending for the January and summer transfer windows surpassed the £1 […]
Recently, Borussia Dortmund’s CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke stated in the German newspaper Zeit that “Der Deutsche meint eben, dass der Staat neben der Renten- und Krankenversorgung am besten auch noch für die Fußballversorgung zuständig ist.” Of course, this is generalizing opinion that German fans think that the state must support its citizens in terms of retirement […]
In the contemporary commercial football industry, the identities of football fans tend to have a tribal nature in which certain behavioral fan patterns highlight the celebrated stardom of professional football players. Last week, I wrote a post (see here) about whether or not sports sponsors have a responsibility for the creation of enhanced fan experiences. […]