The 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is taking up our screens and minds at the moment. People are watching as the world’s most elite athletes compete to take home a medal for their country (Sochi, 2014, para. 1). I love to witness the beauty of the opening ceremony, how it uniquely embodies each hosting country, […]
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UEFA Euro 2016 – positioning Europe as the powerhouse of modern football
With a legacy as one of the biggest sporting events on a global scale and a showcase of some the finest competencies in the world of football, the UEFA European Championship will kick off in a few months. The event provides an excellent opportunity for football fans globally to celebrate a high-quality tournament with 24 […]
Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be the Super Bowl 2015 of boxing
Photos: Manny Pacquiao’s official Twitter & Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s official Twitter accounts help to promote tonights fight. Tonight’s boxing fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is a gigantic fight. The sport of boxing is notoriously known for its ability to ‘hype’ the competitive nature of ‘man vs. man’, in which ‘survival of the fittest’ is more visible […]
Branding and social media taken to a new level – What can we expect in the years to come? Case-focus: Major Sporting Events, Summer 2014 – by ‘guest blogger’ Malene Hejlskov Mortensen
Guest blog written by Malene Hejlskov Mortensen, BA in Sport Management, University College of Northern Denmark & MA in Sport Management, London Metropolitan University, passionate about sports and the business of sports – (Kenneth Cortsen, ed.). With major sporting events like The FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon, Tour de France, The Commonwealth Games, and US PGA, […]
Latest trends in the sports world – the role of sport event management companies – a practical perspective from India
Guest blog written by Rahul Sharma, content writer & sports analyst specialized in the business of sports who has been associated with the Front Foot group – (Kenneth Cortsen, ed.). The world of sports is a place of happenings, and throughout the year, there will be some event or the other, which attracts the attention of the general […]