The study focuses on evaluating the economic efficiency of professional football clubs. It builds Haas Study, which examines effectiveness individual clubs through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). DEA analyses different types inputs and outputs for homogeneous production units (in this case clubs). thesis proposes modification model. author considers initial “hometown population” contribution a...

This paper provides a sociological model of the key transnational political and economic forces that are shaping the 'global football field'. The model draws upon, and significantly extends, the theory of the 'global field' developed previously by Robertson. The model features four quadrants, each of which contains a dominant operating principle, an 'elemental reference point', and an 'elementa...

The present study evaluated a nationwide exercise intervention with Football Fitness in a small-scale society. In all, 741 adult participants (20-72 yrs) were successfully recruited for Football Fitness training in local football clubs, corresponding to 2.1% of the adult population. A preintervention test battery including resting heart rate (RHR), blood pressure, and body mass measurements alo...

This study aims to evaluate the financial health of Croatian top division clubs, locate their primary source funding, and assess capacity for self-sustainability. To conclude current condition long-term (un)sustainability club football, selected categories ratios HNL clubs from 2018 2021 were compared with UEFA benchmarks. The horizontal analysis results presented in aggregate league- individua...

This paper analyses the impact of Financial Fair Play (FFP) on clubs’ finances and relationship between them sporting outcomes in Spanish league. To this end, financial ratios accounting variables obtained from own annual accounts, published 2004 to 2019, are analysed, Mann–Whitney test is used describe which differences significant. The objective threefold: firstly, we financial/accounting str...

a review of studies about sports privatization indicates that almost allcountries in the world have paid considerable attention to the role and thesignificance of sports privatization. however, it should be noted that thereare not only one or two factors influencing sports privatization. the mainissue is that sports privatization especially for football clubs cannot beeffective without the exis...

Rationale/purpose In European club football, balancing sports and business is challenging. The clubs operate in a complex context, with competing institutional demands. face demand for sporting as well financial performance, the purpose of this study to examine how manage logics order prevent distress.Design/methodology/approach This applies case design, data were collected by interviewing peop...

Ever since the rise of professionalism in 1932, more than 500 Algerian footballers have taken part National Championship France. Their story is result a common, troubled period. Based on cross-referencing written and oral sources collected France, Switzerland Algeria, including approximately sixty interviews with former professional players from all generations, focus this study brutal national...

Abstract: Football is interrelated to several industrial and commercial segments. It generates significant economic social results. Thus, football needs be understood as a value ecosystem. The multiplying systemic effects of the chain are not known clubs society. current literature has neglected them. This study aims dynamically evaluate improvement actions aiming add Brazilian ecosystem based ...