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View article: The determinants of stadium attendance in elite women’s football: evidence from the FA Women’s Super League
The determinants of stadium attendance in elite women’s football: evidence from the FA Women’s Super League Open
Research question While increasing the number of spectators at women's football matches is critical for the commercial growth of the sport, the academic literature offers limited evidence on the drivers of stadium attendance for women's fo…
View article: Alcohol consumption among UK football supporters: investigating the contested field of the football carnivalesque
Alcohol consumption among UK football supporters: investigating the contested field of the football carnivalesque Open
Aim This paper investigates alcohol consumption within cultures of football fandom through the innovative combination of theories of the carnivalesque and Bourdieu's concepts of habitus, field, and capital.Methods Focus groups (n = 79) wer…
View article: Accounting, finance and conflict in football arenas
Accounting, finance and conflict in football arenas Open
Purpose To provide insights into the role of formal and informal accounts in preventing the liquidation of a professional football club and in post-crisis rebuilding. Design/methodology/approach This case study, framed as a conflict arena,…
View article: The impact of ‘super clubs’ on uncertainty of outcome in the UEFA women’s champions league
The impact of ‘super clubs’ on uncertainty of outcome in the UEFA women’s champions league Open
In the last 15 years, an increasing number of men's football clubs based in the men's leagues generating the highest revenue (i.e. Big 5) have started to integrate women's section into their structure. The emergence of these "super clubs" …
View article: Knowledge management in sport mega-events: A systematic literature review
Knowledge management in sport mega-events: A systematic literature review Open
Introduction The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review to describe and explore the current state-of-the-art of sport mega-event knowledge management research. Methods Following the PRISMA protocol, the authors conducted a sy…
View article: CSR in Professional Football in Times of Crisis: New Ways in a Challenging New Normal
CSR in Professional Football in Times of Crisis: New Ways in a Challenging New Normal Open
While corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities are well-established among football clubs, COVID-19 challenged clubs’ capacity and commitment to continue delivering in times of crisis. Focusing on Scottish Professional Football Leag…
View article: Sport Fan Attitudes on Alcohol: Insights from a Survey of Football Supporters in Scotland and England
Sport Fan Attitudes on Alcohol: Insights from a Survey of Football Supporters in Scotland and England Open
Availability of alcohol at football matches in the UK is much debated and subject to multiple restrictions, yet there is little understanding of supporters’ attitudes. A cross-sectional survey of football supporters in Scotland and England…
View article: An Institutional Work Perspective to Performance Management: The Case of Botswana National Sport Organizations
An Institutional Work Perspective to Performance Management: The Case of Botswana National Sport Organizations Open
Performance management practices are used by organizations to monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of organizational processes. However, how National Sport Organizations adopt and implement these practices is still unknown. To fill thi…
View article: Elite sport policies and international sporting success: a panel data analysis of European women’s national football team performance
Elite sport policies and international sporting success: a panel data analysis of European women’s national football team performance Open
Research question: While national sporting governing bodies are encouraged to implement programmes which seek to enhance their international sporting success, comparative studies on elite sport policies have provided limited empirical evid…
View article: The determinants of stadium attendance in elite women’s football: Evidence from the UEFA Women's Champions League
The determinants of stadium attendance in elite women’s football: Evidence from the UEFA Women's Champions League Open
Women’s football struggles to build a solid platform in terms of fan interest. However, while an increase in gate receipts can help assist its long-term sustainability, there is limited evidence in the academic literature on the factors in…
View article: Women’s football studies: an integrative review
Women’s football studies: an integrative review Open
Purpose Women’s football has received increasing attention in the academic literature, partly due to its growing popularity worldwide. However, women’s football research remains scattered across numerous academic domains. Focusing on the s…
View article: Learning to be a professional football manager: a Bourdieusian perspective
Learning to be a professional football manager: a Bourdieusian perspective Open
This paper draws on the theoretical concepts of Pierre Bourdieu to provide an insight into aspirant football managers’ perceptions of what is required and valued at different stages of their desired managerial career journey. Drawing on in…
View article: Explaining the Number of Social Media Fans for North American and European Professional Sports Clubs with Determinants of Their Financial Value
Explaining the Number of Social Media Fans for North American and European Professional Sports Clubs with Determinants of Their Financial Value Open
The aim of this article is to investigate the explanatory variables of the number of Facebook fans and Twitter followers for professional sports clubs based on the financial value literature. Such explanatory variables are related to local…
View article: The win/profit maximization debate: strategic adaptation as the answer?
The win/profit maximization debate: strategic adaptation as the answer? Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, to highlight the heterogeneity of the organizational aims within the professional football teams in Ligue 1. Second, to understand why some teams swing from a win orientation towards a s…
View article: Explaining the Number of Social Media Fans for North American and European Professional Sports Clubs with Determinants of Their Financial Value
Explaining the Number of Social Media Fans for North American and European Professional Sports Clubs with Determinants of Their Financial Value Open
The aim of this article is to investigate the explanatory variables of the number of Facebook fans and Twitter followers for professional sports clubs based on the financial value literature. Such explanatory variables are related to local…
View article: The 'Typical' Club? A Configuration Analysis of Scottish Football Clubs
The 'Typical' Club? A Configuration Analysis of Scottish Football Clubs Open
First paragraph: Scottish professional football clubs have been facing and continue to face challenging financial circumstances due to a combination of factors including: changes in the economic structure of European football; increased co…
View article: FIFA and the ugly side of the beautiful game
FIFA and the ugly side of the beautiful game Open
A critique of the role played by FIFA in the goverance of world football and the prospects for improved accountability and governance.
View article: Developing CSR in professional football clubs: drivers and phases
Developing CSR in professional football clubs: drivers and phases Open
Purpose: Given that professional football organizations have become particularly strong socio-political business institutions, often home to numerous social and business relationships, the purpose of this paper is to advance our understand…
View article: Supporter Involvement in football clubs
Supporter Involvement in football clubs Open
The Working Group on Supporter Involvement in Football Clubs (WGSIFC) were tasked with identifying, considering and to provide recommendations on potential ways to increase and improve supporter involvement in the governance, financing and…