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Chuck Culpepper was a veteran sports journalist edging toward burnout . . . then he went to London and discovered the high-octane, fanatical (and bloody confusing!) world of English soccer. Author: Chuck Culpepper Paperback: 250 pages Company: Broadway (2008-08-05) (2008-08-05) ISBN: 0767928083 List Price: $14.99 Amazon Price: $5.19 Used Price: $0.01 
Why do England lose? Why does Scotland suck? Why doesn’t America dominate the sport internationally...and why do the Germans play with such an efficient but robotic style? These are questions every soccer aficionado has asked. Soccernomics answers them. Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game works, Soccernomics reveals the often surprisingly counterintuitive truths about soccer. An essential guide for the 2010 World Cup, Soccernomics is a new way of looking at the world’s most popular game. Author: Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski Paperback: 336 pages Company: Nation Books (2009-10-27) ISBN: 1568584253 List Price: $15.99 Amazon Price: $5.49 Used Price: $1.95 
This is the incredible inside story of Manchester City’s first title in 44 years and perhaps the most remarkable football season of all-time, written from the point of view of the man in the eye of the storm - City manager Roberto Mancini. It all ended so dramtically, with two injury-time goals at the Etihad to secure the club’s first Premier League title, yet it had begun serenely for the Sky Blues as they romped to the top of the league scoring goals almost at will, culminating in a 6-1 romp at Old Trafford. Holding the lead at the top from September until March, their title juggernaut was halted by Manchester United’s incredible run of performances and the loss of form of key players. It took a remarkable collapse from United to hand back the initiative, a second chance Mancini’s men gratefully accepted with a run of six wins to secure the title - yet there was so much more to this incredible season. The antics of Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli were never far away and then there were the mind games of rival manager Sir Alex Ferguson and the pressure to succeed from City's wealthy arab owners. For a manager to successfully overcome all these obstacles took wit, guile, patience, determination and superb man management. As legendary football columnist Harry Harris discovers, Roberto Mancini displayed all these attributes, and more besides, in leading City to the title. Author: Harry Harris Kindle Edition: Kindle eBook Company: Empire Publications (2012-05-21) (2012-05-21) List Price: Amazon Price: 
The best places to go and things to do all around the world right now! Drawing on the knowledge, passion and miles travelled by Lonely Planet's staff, authors and online community, we present a year's worth of travel inspiration to take you out of the ordinary and into some unforgettable experiences. Lonely Planet ranks the top 10 countries, regions and cities to visit in 2012. The best travel experiences for the year ahead, from feeling the football fever in Ukraine to awaiting the Apocalypse on the Ruta Maya.Over 35 events mapped out month by month in the 2012 travel planner.Author: Lonely Planet Publications Paperback: 208 pages Company: Lonely Planet (2011-11-01) ISBN: 1742203051 List Price: $14.99 Amazon Price: $8.23 Used Price: $7.31 
Follow the life and career of one of soccer's most charismatic players, from his early life in England, to his historic play for Manchester United, to his arrival in America.Author: Jeff Savage Paperback: 32 pages Company: Lerner Publishing Group (2008-02-01) ISBN: 9780822589754 List Price: $7.95 Amazon Price: $4.69 Used Price: $4.00 
The businesses behind Dubai Sports City, the branding of David Beckham, and the presence and popularity of fantasy sports leagues on the internet are unmistakable indicators that the sports and the entertainment industries are quickly becoming one and the same. But, you needn't travel far or be a hard core sports fan to appreciate this fact. Whether you play Madden NFL on the Wii, use Nike+ along with your iPod to monitor your workouts, or channel surf and take note of the number of athlete-driven commercials, evidence of this transformation is ubiquitous in today's sports viewing and consuming experience. In recent years, the rapid convergence of sports and entertainment has been key to the sports business industry's continued growth and financial success. Money Games not only analyzes how industry stakeholders have monetized this convergence, but also provides readers with answers to this core question: how can the sports business continue to profit from the blurring of sports and entertainment? Author David M. Carter considers a wide array of implications for television content, video gaming, athlete branding, the Internet, mobile technology, gambling, sports-anchored real estate development, venue technology, and corporate marketing—in short, those areas where business opportunities exist now that sports and entertainment have become one. Money Games is a must-read for professionals and future leaders of the sports and entertainment industries, and sports fans will also find an intriguing story about the evolution of the games that they cherish and follow. Author: David Carter Hardcover: 304 pages Company: Stanford Business Books (2010-11-09) ISBN: 0804759553 List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $18.53 Used Price: $15.59 
The Business of Sports, Second Edition is a comprehensive collection of readings that focus on the multibillion-dollar sports industry and the dilemmas faced by today s sports business leaders. It contains a dynamic set of readings to provide a complete overview of major sports business issues. The Second Edition covers professional, Olympic, and collegiate sports, and highlights the major issues that impact each of these broad categories. The Second Edition continue to provide insight from a variety of stakeholders in the industry and cover the major business disciplines of management, marketing, finance, information technology, accounting, ethics and law. In addition, it features concise introductions, targeted discussion questions, and graphs and tables to convey relevant financial data and other statistics discussed. This book is designed for current and future sports business leaders as well as those interested in the inner-workings of the industry.Author: Scott Rosner, Kenneth L. Shropshire Paperback: 770 pages Company: Jones & Bartlett Learning (2010-10-12) ISBN: 0763780782 List Price: $95.95 Amazon Price: $64.90 Used Price: $53.94 
Managing Football is the first book to directly respond to the rapid managerial, commercial and global development of the sport and offers a thorough analysis of how the football industry can meet the challenges that flow from these developments. Expertly edited by two well known specialists in football business management, it draws together the work of a world-class contributor team to form a comprehensive analysis of the most important issues facing the managers of football businesses across the world. The cutting edge analysis examines all the important business challenges in the football industry and the management of football businesses and covers all of the key football markets including England, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Australia, North America, China, South Africa, South Korea, the Netherlands & Belgium, and Mexico. Managing Football is simply a must-read for anyone studying or working in football business management and is set to be an important landmark in this rapidly moving and globally expansive field. Sean Hamil is a lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Simon Chadwick is Professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing, Coventry University, UK. * Contributed to by a world-class team of experts and well edited by two specialists in football management * Comprehensive coverage of all key issues in football internationally, with a strong balance of academic and practitioner analysis and comment * Presented in a clear and structured format, easy-to-use for readers with clear signposts throughout the text and online resources for lecturers Paperback: 520 pages Company: taylor & francis (2009-11-10) ISBN: 1856175448 List Price: $55.95 Amazon Price: $50.09 Used Price: $57.23 
Sport Funding and Finance is written for students who wish to get both a broad and deep understanding of the commercial and financial structure of sport in various contexts. To this end, the book provides students with a three-tiered learning experience.The first tier provides students with a broad appreciation of the commercial evolution of sport, and how it has managed to move from the kitchen-table model to the corporate-boardroom model, and along the way become quite a sophisticated industry from a financial viewpoint. Attention will be given to the commercial development of sport using USA and European pro-sport leagues as a benchmark. Changes in the funding arrangement of sport will be highlighted, and the different funding sources will be examined in detail. The second tier will give students a sound grounding in the principles and practice of effective financial management. Students will be introduced to basic accounting principles and practice, and then led into more complex issues of pricing, costing, financial analysis, budgeting, and financial projections. The third tier will explore future developments in sport finance and funding, and examine how they will impact on sport management knowledge and skill requirements. Within this framework, the book will provide students with two types of learning outcomes. The first outcome is knowledge based and will include the following: * a grounded understanding of the commercial evolution of sport from 1950-the present * an understanding of the different commercial phases sport goes through to reach commercial maturity * an appreciation of the major global sport events and leagues, and their financial arrangements. * an insight into the financial strengths and weaknesses of contemporary sport. The second outcome is skill-based, and by reading the book and completing the cases students will be able to: * identify the different legal structures of sport organisations and the financial implications of each structure * explain the main accounting conventions and how they impact on the financial management of sport organisations * identify the foundations of double entry bookkeeping * construct a simple set of accounts for a sport organisation * use financial ratio analysis to evaluate the financial performance of sport organisations * understand different methods of constructing budgets, and use them to control the financial operation of a sport organisation * set up models for identifying and managing costs * identify different methods for setting prices for sport goods and services, and to apply them to specific settings and events. * undertake a financial planning exercise and/or feasibility study for a sport organisation or facility * undertake a cost-benefit analysis for a sport organisation event. Therefore, students will obtain both a broad knowledge of the commercial evolution of sport and its current financial operation, AND the necessary skills for understanding and supervising the financial operations of a sport organisation. * Provides a unique balance of macro analysis of sport finance and micro-instruction in the skills of financial management * Developed learning features specifically created for semester long courses create an excellent learning tool for both students and lecturers * Provides both a broad knowledge of the commercial evolution of sport and its current financial operation Author: Bob Stewart Paperback: 248 pages Company: Butterworth-Heinemann (2006-12-25) ISBN: 0750681608 List Price: $48.95 Amazon Price: $40.49 Used Price: $25.50 
Marketing at the Olympics, the attraction and the rewardsEssential reading in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics, the newly revised and fully updated second edition of The Olympic Games Effect offers fascinating sports marketing and branding insights into the promotion of the Games themselves, and their unique attraction for corporations in particular. The important lessons of past Olympics will be used to show a hundred year-plus tradition based on a several thousand year old testament to the love of sports and competition, revealing how, in recent years, this has evolved into a seductively attractive vehicle for a wide range of audiences, from consumers to corporations. Loaded with historical information on the Olympics, the book traces the history of the Olympics back to 776 BC. This legacy is vital to the ongoing success of the Olympics, and is at the heart of why brands care so muchPacked with illustrations that illustrate how the Games have become arguably the world's most successful sports event and the marketing opportunities this has led toIncludes relevant business strategies and recommendations to help companies understand how to make more effective sports sponsorship decisionsThis timely new edition of The Olympic Games Effect shows the value contributed by sponsoring the world's premier sporting event, and explains how, by extension, other global sports events have the potential to generate similarly impressive results for their sponsors. Author: John A. Davis Paperback: 256 pages Company: Wiley (2012-03-20) ISBN: 1118171683 List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $15.78 Used Price: $12.89 Amazon.com Books: Premier League EPL
From Accra and Algiers to Zanzibar and Zululand, African football today reflects the history and culture of those who play the game and how they have shaped it in a distinctively African manner. Football may obey global rules, but the influence of magicians and healers, the nurturing of different tactics and styles of play, and local forms of spectatorship give football in the continent a cultural and sporting imprint all of its own . In African Soccerscapes Peter Alegi explores how football was influenced by colonialism, the growth of cities, independence, and global capitalism. Regional differences and the links between sport, culture and politics feature prominently in his book. In the independent era football offered a rare form of 'national culture' in ethnically diverse nations and symbolized pan-African unity and solidarity through the anti-apartheid struggle and the campaign for more guaranteed places for African teams in the World Cup finals. Huge numbers of Africans play overseas, disproportionately rewarding European leagues at Africa's expense, and this phenomenon is discussed, as are the recent privatization of the African game, football development programs and the growth of women's football.Author: Peter Alegi Paperback: 184 pages Company: Ohio University Press (2010-03-02) ISBN: 0896802787 List Price: $22.95 Amazon Price: $17.95 Used Price: $16.95 
Sporting contests have provided mass entertainment throughout history, and today generate revenues of approximately $200 billion annually in the US alone. Like in the entertainment industry, the modern sports industry’s revenues are based on the entertainment value of output and more entertaining sporting contests imply greater game-day attendance, television revenues and sales of merchandise. Research by economists has attempted to understand and explain behavior as it relates to sporting contests, showing that standard microeconomic theory used to explain consumer and producer behavior can also be applied to the behavior of fans, team owners, league executives and players. One commonality among many ancient and modern sports is the existence of violence and aggression in contests. Compare, for example, a modern NASCAR race with a Roman chariot race: Only the technology has changed. From the perspective of an economist, violence in sporting contests is an outcome of the forces of supply and demand, and the phenomenon exists because fans respond to it. Spectator preferences for violence bid up the monetary return to this behavior, and the rational response is a more violent or aggressive output. The optimum level of violent or aggressive play in sporting contests is an empirical issue and this book contains chapters on violence and aggression in sports, concentrating on the reasons for the existence and persistence of such behavior. Following a chapter devoted to the history of violence and aggression in sports, subsequent chapters are designed to cover the breadth of international professional sports including American football, soccer, ice hockey, basketball, baseball, auto racing, and fighting sports. Each chapter will contain econometric analysis of violence and aggressive play in a given sport. The individual chapters will examine whether or not a given sports league or governing body should intervene to reduce violence, and where intervention is warranted, extent of appropriate interventions is evaluated. In addition to academics and students concerned with the economics and history of sport, the book’s emphasis on policies at the league and governing-body levels means this book will also be of interest representatives of those institutions. .Hardcover: 287 pages Company: Springer (2011-09-07) ISBN: 1441966293 List Price: $139.00 Amazon Price: $103.13 Used Price: $105.48 
This distinctive Handbook covers the breadth of sports and media scholarship, one of the up-and-coming topics bridging media entertainment, sports management, and popular culture. Organized into historical, institutional, spectator, and critical studies perspectives, this volume brings together the work of many researchers into one quintessential volume, defining the full scope of the subject area. Editors Arthur Raney and Jennings Bryant have recruited contributors from around the world to identify and synthesize the research representing numerous facets of the sports-media relationship. As a unique collection on a very timely topic, the volume offers chapters examining the development of sports media; production, coverage, and economics of sports media; sports media audiences; sports promotion; and race and gender issues in sports and media. Unique in its orientation and breadth, the Handbook of Sports and Media is destined to play a major role in the future development of this fast-growing area of study. It is a must-have work for scholars, researchers, and graduate students working in media entertainment, media psychology, mass media/mass communication, sports marketing and management, popular communication, popular culture, and cultural studies. Paperback: 656 pages Company: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2006-04-17) ISBN: 0805851895 List Price: $87.95 Amazon Price: $79.52 Used Price: $37.23 
As the position of sport management in the higher education curriculum becomes stronger by the year, the numbers of students and staff who are teaching and learning on sport management related modules is growing exponentially. International Cases in the Business of Sport focuses specifically on the analysis of high profile cases studies within the management of sport businesses and offers an innovative teaching solution to a market which has been poorly served until now. Edited by two leading figures in the field, the text provides: - a fantastic range of global sports cases authored by renowned experts in the field - cutting edge analysis and comprehensive diagnosis of major international professional sport business cases - a clear and structured presentation and examination of key issues within each case - a strong blend of academic and practitioner analysis and commentary - an informative and comprehensive resource for those seeking a better understanding of developments in commercial sport International Cases in the Business of Sport is a truly international text examining sports from a global perspective and including case studies on: football, rugby, baseball, athletics, cricket, motor sports and sailing. There is a companion website available for tutors using this text with further analysis, more cases and extra questions and exercises at www.textbooks.elsevier.com You must be registered and logged in via the tab at the top right of this page to access the teaching support materials. * The first truly international contemporary case book on sport management * Delivers cutting edge analysis, comprehensive diagnosis and a strong combination of academic and practitioner commentary on leading international sport business cases * Written by high profile and leading experts in the field of sports management, the book will also be accompanied by comprehensive supplements available on textbooks.elsevier.com Paperback: 488 pages Company: Butterworth-Heinemann (2007-12-14) ISBN: 0750685433 List Price: $48.95 Amazon Price: $39.91 Used Price: $39.84 
The Routledge Handbook of Sport Management is the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to theory and practice in sport management ever published. It provides students and scholars with a broad ranging survey of current thinking in contemporary sport management, exploring best practice in core functional areas and identifying important future directions for new research. Key topics covered in the book include: managing performance marketing human resource management the economics and finance of sport strategy managing change governance of sports organizations customer relations branding and retail. With contributions from leading scholars and professionals from around the world, the book illustrates the global nature of contemporary sport business and highlights the opportunities and challenges for managers operating in an international market place. Representing a definitive survey of contemporary issues in sport management, this is an essential reference for all students, scholars and practitioners working in sport. Hardcover: 496 pages Company: Routledge (2012-01-18) ISBN: 0415587883 List Price: $210.00 Amazon Price: $185.73 Used Price: $223.74 
Television is no longer the only screen delivering footage and news to people about sport. Computers, the Internet, Web, mobile and other digital media are increasingly important technologies in the production and consumption of sports media. Sport Beyond Television analyzes the changes that have given rise to this situation, combining theoretical insights with original evidence collected through extensive research and interviews with people working in the media and sport industries. It locates sports media as a pivotal component in online content economies and cultures, and counteracts the scant scholarly attention to sports media when compared to music, film and publishing in convergent media cultures. An expanding array of popular sports media – industry, user, club, athlete and fan produced – is now available and accessible in networked digital communications environments. This change is confounding the thinking of major sports organizations that have lived off the generous revenue flowing from exclusive broadcast contracts with free-to-air and subscription television networks for the last five decades. These developments are creating commercial and policy confusion, particularly as sports audiences and the advertising market fragment in line with the proliferation of niche channels and sources of digital sports media. Chapters in this title examine the shift from broadcast to online sports media markets, the impact of social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook, evolving user and fan practices, the changing character of sports journalism, and the rise of sports computer gaming. Each chapter traces the socio-cultural implications of trends and trajectories in media sport. Author: Brett Hutchins, David Rowe Hardcover: 254 pages Company: Routledge (2012-04-03) ISBN: 0415887186 List Price: $125.00 Amazon Price: $110.50 Used Price: $119.48 
Seasonal patterns have been found in a remarkable range of health conditions, including birth defects, respiratory infections and cardiovascular disease. Accurately estimating the size and timing of seasonal peaks in disease incidence is an aid to understanding the causes and possibly to developing interventions. With global warming increasing the intensity of seasonal weather patterns around the world, a review of the methods for estimating seasonal effects on health is timely. This is the first book on statistical methods for seasonal data written for a health audience. It describes methods for a range of outcomes (including continuous, count and binomial data) and demonstrates appropriate techniques for summarising and modelling these data. It has a practical focus and uses interesting examples to motivate and illustrate the methods. The statistical procedures and example data sets are available in an R package called ‘season’.Author: Adrian G. Barnett, Annette J. Dobson Hardcover: 177 pages Company: Springer (2010-02-12) ISBN: 3642107478 List Price: $109.00 Amazon Price: $78.29 Used Price: $78.55 
Sport Management: principles and application second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the practical application of management principles within sport organisations, ideal for all students studying sport management at an introductory level. It presents an international balanced view between accepted practice and what research evidence tells us about the application of a range of management principles and practices in sport. Structured in two parts it: * offers an introduction and explanation of the structure of the sport industry * covers the fundamental management issues unique to sport including: strategy, human resource management, leadership, finance, marketing, governance and performance management Each chapter has a coherent learning structure complete with international case studies and accompanying online lecturer and student support material which: * presents a conceptual overview of the focus for the chapter * presents accepted practice supported by specific organisational examples at the community, state/provincial, national and professional level, these organisations will include examples specifically from the UK, Australia and New Zealand * presents one big case for analysis per chapter, which is supported by online diagnostics and tutor resource materials * presents research findings from around the globe * presents a summary of guiding principles for the focus of the chapter based on a balanced view of practice and research * presents a section of teaching and learning resources including a review questions, further reading, relevant websites * provides online access to PowerPoints per chapter, tutorial activities per chapter and test bank of multiple choice questions for students per chapter So, if you are teaching or studying sport management this really is the first book which you need on your shelf as it provides the foundation for your studies. This second edition is set to make your teaching and studying easier, superior and more successful! * The much anticipated second edition of this established and successful text, which offers the complete package for all sport management lecturers and students * Includes all new case material, examples and chapters from the UK, European and Asia-Pacific - making the text completely relevant to the UK and Australian markets * All new lecturer and companion materials include: PowerPoints per chapter, tutorial activities, test banks for students and a set of diagnostic and teaching notes on the cases for lecturers Author: Russell Hoye, Aaron Smith, Matthew Nicholson, Bob Stewart, Hans Westerbeek Paperback: 338 pages Company: taylor & francis (2009-02-17) ISBN: 075068755X List Price: $53.95 Amazon Price: $43.45 Used Price: $15.25 
Master Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Sport - Sport History, grade: distinction, The University of Liverpool, 87 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This piece of work analyses the legal and statutory environment for investments in football clubs in Germany, as opposed to the situation in England. Whereas German regulations limit the acquisition of shares of football clubs, the legal framework is much more liberal in England. The paper looks at the potential conflicts of interest involved with club ownership issues as well as at the arguments for and against the German "50 plus 1" rule and how this rule may cause a shortfall in competitiveness as compared to English football. Finally, the dissertation looks at doubts over the lawfulness of the rule in relation to European antitrust legislation and doubts over its effectiveness concerning legal loopholes provided by German corporation law. The paper relied predominantly on the analysis of literature concerning the regulation of club ownership in England and Germany, whereas a significant amount of German literature was used. Essentially, the research found that there is reason for severe scepticism about both the lawfulness and the effectiveness of the "50 plus 1" rule. It would probably not bear up against a test before the European Court of Justice. There are several opportunities in German corporate law to circumvent the rule. Finally, the paper urges the German Football Association (DFB) to consider a softening of the regulations currently in place, and effective modifications of the underlying licensing system, respectively, as well as the introduction of supporters' trusts and fit and proper person tests. Finally, the paper claims that competitive balance on a European club level can only be restored if club ownership issues are resolved on a European level.Author: Max Kindler Paperback: 80 pages Company: GRIN Verlag (2009-01-12) ISBN: 3640239199 List Price: $53.90 Amazon Price: $45.49 Used Price: $47.02 
This blog diary creates a mosaic of David Beckham's first year in the United States. It cleverly pulls together different aspects of the "Beckham to the LA Galaxy" story to give the reader a more rounded perspective of the soccer icon's impact on America. This book features snap shots of the top players and clubs in the World and also includes exclusive interviews with influential figures from the world of U.S. soccer.Author: Raj Purohit Paperback: 128 pages Company: iUniverse (2008-12-09) ISBN: 0595528538 List Price: $13.95 Amazon Price: $12.48 Used Price: $14.30 Amazon.com DVD: Premier League EPL
Director: The Premier LeagueDVD: Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen Company: SoccerVideos.com (2008-10-17) List Price: $39.99 Amazon Price: $20.60 Used Price: $14.95 
Director: Manchester UnitedDVD: NTSC, Widescreen Company: SoccerVideos.com (2011-06-30) List Price: $29.99 Amazon Price: $28.76 Used Price: $37.81 
Disc One: Decade of Great Goals The goal - that defining moment of a match, a season or even a career. Throughout the first decade of the F.A. Premier League, more than 10,000 goals have been scored by some of the greatest players ever to strike a soccer ball. In this 100 minute program you'll see just some of those goals - finished with breathtaking skill or dogged determination or sheer artistry, and sometimes all three!' The program contains a countdown of the ten best goals from the first ten years of the Premier League nominated by a panel of experts and voted by fans worldwide, culminating with the winning goal being crowned 'The Goal Of The Decade'.Director: TWI DVD: Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, NTSC Company: SLS (2003-11-21) List Price: $17.99 Amazon Price: $15.99 Used Price: $9.79 
Goals Of The Season All the best goals from the 04/05 Barclays English Premier League season, including a look at the net busting free kicks, and the great saves from the leagues top keepers. We'll focus on the winner of the Golden Boot and count down the top ten goals of the season.Director: TWI DVD: Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC Company: SLS (2005-08-15) List Price: $14.99 Amazon Price: $14.99 Used Price: $11.62 |
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