Football Club Management Insights from the Field | Sport & Leisure

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The rapid global growth of the sport industry has prompted the need for a more commercial approach to the management of sport clubs. This book is the first study of its kind to focus on the management of professional football clubs providing a real-world insight into management principles and their practical application. The international commercialisation of football has led to a fundamental transformation of the industry’s management practices given the financial rewards of success and the high price of failure. This book presents a critical examination of this transformation questioning why clubs are increasingly adopting management strategies from other industries. Each chapter analyses…