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The People's Game?

Football, Finance and Society

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  • © 2003

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  1. Stephen Morrow
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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Stephen Morrow
    Pages 1-3

  3. Football’s Changing Economics

    • Stephen Morrow
    Pages 4-42

  4. Football Clubs: Businesses or Social Institutions?

    • Stephen Morrow
    Pages 43-73

  5. Organizational Forms: Ownership and Governance

    • Stephen Morrow
    Pages 74-127

  6. Where Business Meets Society: Learning From the Case Studies

    • Stephen Morrow
    Pages 128-144

  7. Communicating the Business of Football

    • Stephen Morrow
    Pages 145-181

  8. Conclusion

    • Stephen Morrow
    Pages 182-184

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 185-244
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About this book

The beautiful game is big business. Football leagues worldwide are being dominated by clubs who are becoming richer and more powerful. Enormous corporate investment, deals with media giants, huge volumes of merchandising and dedicated TV channels mean that football teams are as concerned with the affairs of the boardroom as what is going on on the pitch. In this dynamic new book, Stephen Morrow examines the changing face of football, looking at issues such as the role of the stock exchange, the viability of the stakeholder approach, the 'new economics' of football including the role of media firms and the social impact of the sport.

Reviews

'A beautifully timed book about the Beautiful Game. This explains all those telephone number-sized financial dealings.' - Keith Clack, The Bookseller

'[I]ntelligent and wide-ranging, and as an overview of the socio-economic implications of the various changes in the game over the past 10 years, hugely successful.' - Four Four Two

'The People's Game?...is a serious, sane, academic study of the soccer business...Stephen Morrow, the author, examines how social and economic changes in football have affected the relationship between clubs and their communities. It should be required reading in boardrooms across the country.' - The Times

'...interesting and relevant insights into the financial and organisational structures of football anbd football clubs...It is particularly strong with its comparisons of different European leagues and governance within different countries.' - Charlton Athletic Match Day Program

About the author

STEPHEN MORROW is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sports Studies at the University of Stirling. His research concentrates on the financial aspects of the football industry and he has had several papers published in that area. He is a regular contributor to both Radio Scotland and Radio 5 Live on issues relating to the football business. He is the author of The New Business of Football.

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