Sport, Business and Management: Volume 14 Issue 2

Guest editorial: Managing sport transformation for good

Igor Perechuda

Decrypting the specifics of professional football club investments: Why? What? How? An integrative review

Benedikt Kirsch, Tim Sauer, Henning Zülch

Since the beginning of the 2000s, investors have more frequently invested into professional football clubs, thereby radically changing the industry landscape. This review's…

Fan identification in football: professional football players and clubs competing for fan loyalty

Sebastian Merten, Nicolas Reuland, Mathieu Winand, Mathieu Marlier

In the age of nine-figure transfer fees and football stars building their own brands and follower base, a shift in fan identification in football appears to be taking place as…

Legend of leagues: heterogeneity in the revenue structure of European national leagues

Zsolt Havran, Attila Kajos, Bálint Mazzag

The environmental characteristics of international football can vary significantly from one country to another. As a result, the economic and market possibilities and the…

Sponsorship, Covid-19 and mega sport events: the case of UEFA Euro 2020

Konstantinos Koronios, Lazaros Ntasis, Panos Dimitropoulos

This study aims to explore spectators' awareness of and attitudes toward sponsoring firms as well as to propose a model predicting their purchase and word-of-mouth (WOM…

Preventing club bankruptcy: exploring new financial regulation approaches in French football

Yann Carin, Jean-François Brocard

This paper aims to propose an analysis of financial regulation practices, identified thanks to an extensive benchmark carried out in eight European professional sports leagues.

The quest for sustainable sports management: evidence from the football industry

Patrizia Tettamanzi, Francesco Grazioli, Michael Murgolo

This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the sustainability of sports business models by means of a specific case analysis, conducted on M-I Stadio S.r.l.…

Which factors can be used to persuade managers to start workplace physical activity programmes and what motivates employees to participate? A Hungarian study on goals, effects and motivations

Ágnes Szabó, Attila Kajos

Physical activity (PA) has been widely studied for its individual and societal benefits, but research on how organisations can effectively promote workplace physical activity…