“Enquanto a bola não começa” – clubes desportivos como espaços de contracultura, o caso do Estrela da Amadora (1951-1974) = “Mientras que el partido no comienza” - los clubes depor... by Gil Gonçalves, Andreia Fontenete Louro, Daniel Freire Santos

“…Abstract This paper aims to stress the role sporting clubs play in the struggle against authoritarian regimes, using as a paradigmatic case study a small football club in the outskirts of Lisbon: Estrela da Amadora. …”
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Within Satisfaction and Distress: Characterizing the First Cultural Transition of Young Talented Cameroonian Footballers by Boris Tachom Waffo, Denis Hauw

“…Fourteen Cameroonian former footballers were purposively sampled following three criteria: having spent at least the formative years in Cameroon, did the first cultural transition for athletic career development, and having played professionally for a football club abroad at least one season. The participants’ position in the pitch included all the main positions acknowledged in football (goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and striker), and the country of their first cultural transition included the four continents (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Indonesia, Greece, Côte d’Ivoire, Paraguay, Italy, Switzerland, and Turkey). …”
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Effect of investment on financial and sports results by Mijatović Predrag, Pavlović Vladan, Milačić Ljubiša

“…This study investigated the correlation between investment, financial results and sport results achieved and to evaluate the relative efficiency of Serbian football clubs. In this regard, two postulations were examined: firstly, investments in football clubs produce better sports results; secondly, investments in football clubs result in a stronger financial position. …”
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Predictive elements of the stock market in the foothball industry. by Seek, Kah Hoe., Tay, Henry Yong Qiang., Wong, Tracee Sze Wah.

“…In our study, we seek to establish a relationship between football clubs’ match results and their respective stock market performance. …”
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Decentralised Governance in Football: Feasibility of DAO Implementation by Jean-Michel Germing, Marco Henriques Pereira, Helmut Dietl

“…Football clubs’ increasing commercialisation and privatisation have created a significant gap between clubs and supporters, necessitating innovative solutions to reconnect clubs with their fans. …”
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The role and function of digital technologies in the sustainability perspective: Evidence from the football organizations in the Italian context by Varriale Luisa, Briganti Paola, Volpe Tiziana, Ferrara Maria

“…This paper investigates the Italian football clubs adopting a double perspective: the point of view of sustainability and technology innovation. …”
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New Financial Fair Play Requirements in the Context of Global Restrictions by I. V. Solntsev, A. G. Kudryaeva

“…The purpose of the paper is to develop recommendations for Russian football clubs aimed at strengthening their financial stability.The subject of the study is the UEFA financial fair play rules and their impact on the financial stability of football clubs.The relevance of the paper is confirmed by the changes taking place in financial regulation of football clubs by the UEFA and the Football Union of Russia (FUR), which are caused by the global crisis and have not yet been studied in the scientific literature, which confirms the novelty of the study. …”
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The Impact of the Pandemic on Sports Companies: Comparative Rate Analysis of Champions League and Turkish Football Companies by Ayşe Nur Şahin

“…In this study, the effect of the Covid-19 epidemic, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, on football clubs was analyzed through the financial statements of football clubs. …”
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Audit Selection in the European Football Industry under Union of European Football Associations Financial Fair Play by Panagiotis Dimitropoulos

“…Keywords: Audit quality, Audit selection, European football clubs, Financial fair play. JEL Classification: M41, M42 …”
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Audit Selection in the European Football Industry under Union of European Football Associations Financial Fair Play by Panagiotis Dimitropoulos

“…Keywords: Audit quality, Audit selection, European football clubs, Financial fair play. JEL Classification: M41, M42 …”
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Audit Selection in the European Football Industry under Union of European Football Associations Financial Fair Play by Panagiotis Dimitropoulos

“…Keywords: Audit quality, Audit selection, European football clubs, Financial fair play. JEL Classification: M41, M42 …”
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Regional Export Efficiency in the Market of Football Players by Krisztina András, Zsolt Havran

“… The aim of this paper is to interpret and examine the exportefficiency of professional football clubs in the Central Eastern European (CEE) regionwithin the international players’ market. …”
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Social Media Marketing for Professional Soccer Clubs: Focusing on the Quality of the Relationship Between the Club and Fans by Kim Dong-Kyu, Choi Chulhwan

“…This study investigates how the social networking service (SNS) activities of professional football clubs have affected the quality of the relationship between clubs and fans during the period in which the COVID-19 pandemic caused limited fan service activities. …”
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Productive efficiency of Premier League teams using an enhanced data envelopment analysis approach by Jan Šíma, Josef Voráček, Jiří Kraft, Veronika Krause

“…The study focuses on evaluating the economic efficiency of professional football clubs. It builds on the Haas Study, which examines the effectiveness of individual clubs through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). …”
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Role of football scouts in player transformation process: From talented to elite athlete by Lazarević Snežana, Lukić Jelena, Mirković Vladimir

“…Revenues generated by football clubs belonging to one of the socalled "The Big Five" leagues (England, Germany, Spain, Italy and France) give a strong argument by claiming that modern football has become a very organized, but also profitable business. …”
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The cohesive management: the football lesson for high-tech organizations by Anna Zgrzywa-Ziemak, Marian Hopej, Joanna Zimmer

“…The cohesive management concept is a particular type of management carried out in top European football clubs. Football clubs are characterized by their far-reaching agility, operate in an extremely competitive reality (the winner takes all!)…”
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The Impact of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Financial Fair Play Regulation on Audit Fees: Evidence from Spanish Football by Mercedes Mareque, Angel Barajas, Francisco Lopez-Corrales

“…This paper analyzes whether the Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations set by Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have influenced the auditing fees charged to football clubs. In addition, it explores the determinants of audit fees. …”
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Paid in Full: A Critical Look at the Law and Economics of the Football Creditors Rule by Christopher Flanagan

“…Particularly, it is posited that the nature of the rule has served to debase the norms that should govern football clubs’ financial management and has instead abetted a climate of free spending by systemically diminishing the downside risk of insolvency between football clubs.…”
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Potential investment to professional sport subjects by Oleg V. Litvishko, Roman R. Veynberg

“…According to the UEFA statistical report in 2017, football clubs for the first time reported a total profit of more than 600 million Euros, while a few years earlier the total losses of clubs representing the highest European football divisions were 1.7 billion Euros. …”
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The Financial/Accounting Impact of FFP on Participating in European Competitions: An Analysis of the Spanish League by Alberto Calahorro-López, Melinda Ratkai, Julio Vena-Oya

“…The objective is threefold: firstly, we describe the financial/accounting structures of Spanish league football clubs, showing how both their financial statements and ratios have evolved after the application of this law, providing evidence of whether FFP is an adequate tool to guarantee the long-term viability and sustainability of football clubs, as intended by the UEFA. …”
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