The organisation and governance of top football across Europe : an institutional perspective / edited by Hallgeir Gammelsµter and Benoit Senaux.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gammelsµter, Hallgeir, 1959-

Senaux, Benoît.

Series:

Routledge research in sport, culture and society.

Routledge research in sport, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soccer--Management--Europe.

Soccer.

Soccer--Social aspects--Europe.

Soccer--Europe--Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book aims to provide an extensive overview of how football is organized and managed on a European level and in individual European countries, and to account for the evolution of the national, international and transnational management of football over the last decades"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; The Organisation and Governance of Top Football Across Europe; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Perspectives on the Governance of Football Across Europe: Hallgeir Gammelsæter and Benoît Senaux; 2. Decisive Moments in UEFA: Lars-Christer Olsson; 3. The Influence of the EU on the Governance of Football: Borja García; 4. History, Longevity, and Change: Football in England and Scotland: Stephen Morrow; 5. Organising and Managing Football in Ireland: Ann Bourke

6. Diverging Scandinavian Approaches to Professional Football: Hallgeir Gammelsæter, Rasmus K. Storm, and Sten Söderman7. Swiss Football: Finding Alternatives to TV-Rights Revenues: Olivier Mutter and Nicolas Huber; 8. Belgian Football: A Uniting Force in a Two-Track Policy?: Anne-Line Balduck and Steffie Lucidarme; 9. The Regulated Commercialisation of French Football: Benoît Senaux; 10. German Football: Organising for the European Top: Uwe Wilkesmann, Doris Blutner, and Christian Müller

11. When Stoplights Stay Orange: Control Issues in Dutch Top Football: Michiel Pieters and Tom De Schryver12. The Organisation and Economics of Italian Top Football: Alessandro Baroncelli and Raul Caruso; 13. Commercialisation and Transformation in Spanish Top Football: Sandalio Gómez, Carlos Martí, and Cristina Bofarull Mollo; 14. The Organisation of Top Football in Portugal: Hugo Relvas; 15. The Battlefield of Greek Football: Organising Top-Tier Football in Greece: Christos Anagnostopoulos; 16. More Serious Than Life and Death: Russian and Soviet Football: Jim Riordan

17. From Bohemian Rhapsody to a New World: The Organisation of Football in the Czech Republic: Vic Duke18. Socio-Cultural Organisation of Hungarian Football: An Overview: Gyozo Molnar, Tamas Doczi, and Andrea Gál; 19. Understanding the Governance of Football Across Europe: Hallgeir Gammelsæter and Benoît Senaux; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-70532-5

0-415-85129-7

1-283-43503-9

1-136-70533-3

9786613435033

0-203-81418-5

9780203814185

OCLC:

729166664