Given the rapid commercialization and globalization in the football economy in the wake of the Bosman ruling, professional football clubs have had an intensified focus on investments across national borders to influence the national and international competitiveness. This development has produced some problem areas that football’s international governing bodies FIFA and UEFA (and the national […]
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Christiano Ronaldo’s hunger sets the standard for football’s global superstars
By Kenneth Cortsen on January 13, 2015 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Photos: Christiano Ronaldo’s official Facebook and Twitter accounts. Football (soccer in the US) is as the world’s most popular sport a ’true superstar economy’. People in all regions of the world recognize or may even identify with the sport’s top player. At the pinnacle of the sport’s most prestigious individual award ceremony stands Christiano Ronaldo […]
The next day in Football – by ‘guest blogger’ Constantinos Charalambides
By Kenneth Cortsen on November 10, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Guest blog written by Constantinos Charalambides, passionate footballer and sports management student (Kenneth Cortsen, ed.). Constantinos is a professional football player and team captain at APOEL FC and the Cyprus national team. He loves his job and he loves training in order to become better and better and also finds joy in highlighting new ideas […]
The UEFA EURO 2020 will become a positive investment for the Danish FA and Danish football in general
By Kenneth Cortsen on September 28, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
This past week, a delegation from Sport Event Denmark and the Danish FA (DBU) went to Switzerland to experience that Copenhagen won the bid as one of 13 host cities in 13 different European countries to host part of the UEFA EURO 2020 tournament. That is fantastic news for Denmark in general but also particularly […]
Messi, football, Adidas, FIFA World Cup 2014 and ‘hybrid sportsbranding’
By Kenneth Cortsen on March 13, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
“Personal sports branding apply fundamentals from classic branding theory. Consistency is important but given the personal feelings and thoughts of athletes, a personal sports brand is subject to instinct positive or negative changes caused by personal actions. Additionally, in personal sports branding the athlete’s performances on the field are changing over time from the athletic […]