The Governance of Football: Policy, Politics and Possibilities
Journal: Policy Studies
Football (‘soccer’) is the world’s largest sport. World cups mark major international mega events, which can trigger economic development, and have wider cultural and political consequences. The size of the global industry has exceeded €38 billion in Europe alone. Around the world, over 200 national associations, 130,000 professional players, and 4,000 professional teams. At the everyday level, there are an estimate…