Product Description

The beautiful game is big business. Football leagues worldwide are being dominated by clubs who are becoming richer and more powerful. Enormous corporate investment, deals with media giants, huge volumes of merchandising and dedicated TV channels mean that football teams are as concerned with the affairs of the boardroom as what is going on on the pitch. In this text, Stephen Morrow examines the changing face of football, looking at issues such as the role of the stock exchange, the viability of the stakeholder approach, the "new economics" of football including the role of media firms and the social impact of the sport.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #558055 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Keith Clack, 'The Bookseller'
'A beautifully timed book about the Beautiful Game. This explains all those telephone number-sized financial dealings.'

'Four Four Two'
'[I]ntelligent and wide-ranging, and as an overview of the socio-economic implications of the various changes in the game..., hugely successful.'

'The Times'
'...a serious, sane, academic study of the soccer business...It should be required reading in boardrooms across the country.'