2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup
2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Author: Molly Yanity

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-08-12

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 3030754014

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This book examines the most prolific international women’s football tournament—the FIFA Women’s World Cup—through media, fandom and how mediated women’s soccer can improve on a global scale. Women’s soccer has exploded in terms of media exposure, television audiences and live spectatorship. This book explores those macro-level issues, while also digging into micro-level topics such as Megan Rapinoe’s celebrations and political activism, VAR reviews, LGBTQ imagery, and cultural obstacles for women’s football in Central-Eastern Europe and Nigeria. Using an interdisciplinary approach, scholars look at issues through the lenses of feminist theory, cultural studies, rhetorical criticism, political economy, performative sport fandom, autoethnography, and more. Thus, the book is important reading for students, researchers and media practitioners with interests in women’s soccer, gender in sports media, coverage of women’s sport, and sport fandom.

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Author: Adam Beissel

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-08-01

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1000933717

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This book offers a critical examination of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, being held in Australia and New Zealand. Drawing on perspectives from sociology, history, political science and management, it sheds new light on the development of women’s soccer and on women’s sport more broadly. The book examines the politics of the build-up to the tournament, including the bidding process, as well as how the tournament has been represented in the media, the governance structures of the tournament itself, and policy proposals designed to leave an enduring legacy for women and girls in sport. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is the first Women’s World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and the first to be held with an expanded 32-team format. This book shows why the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup represents a unique opportunity to enhance our understanding of women’s football, gender-oriented sport development initiatives and strategies, national sport policy and programming, and the management of international sporting events. This book is fascinating reading for any student, researcher or practitioner with an interest in sport development, sport management, sport policy, sport sociology, event management, gender studies, political science, or the relationship between sport and wider society.

The Business of the FIFA World Cup
The Business of the FIFA World Cup

Author: Simon Chadwick

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-04-08

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1000575012

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The FIFA World Cup is arguably the biggest sporting event on earth. This book is the first to focus on the business and management of the World Cup, taking the reader from the initial stages of bidding and hosting decisions, through planning and organisation, to the eventual legacies of the competition. The book introduces the global context in which the World Cup takes place, surveying the history and evolution of the tournament and the geopolitical background against which bidding and hosting decisions take place. It examines all the key issues and debates which surround the tournament, from governance and corruption to security and the media, and looks closely at the technical processes that create the event, from planning and finance to marketing and fan engagement. Analysis of the Women’s World Cup is also embedded in every chapter, and the book also considers the significance of World Cup tournaments at age-group level. No sport business or management course is complete without some discussion of the FIFA World Cup, so this book is essential reading for any student, researcher or sport business professional looking to fully understand global sport business today.

The Global Football Industry
The Global Football Industry

Author: James J. Zhang

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-01-29

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1351117963

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In recent years, football’s status as "the world’s sport" has shown little sign of waning. From increasing participation at grassroots levels and to the highly lucrative media rights deals secured by the top elite clubs, the game appears to be thriving as it continues to excite and enthral billions of people around the globe. Nevertheless, there are a number of challenges and opportunities facing the football industry today that warrant further examination. This book brings together leading international researchers to survey the current state of the global football industry, exploring contemporary themes and issues in the marketing of football around the world. With contributions from Europe, Asia and the Americas, it discusses key topics such as football club management, the economics of the football industry, match-fixing, social media, fan experiences, the globalized marketplace, and the growing popularity of the women’s game. Offering insights for researchers, managers, and marketers who are looking to stay ahead of the game, The Global Football Industry: Marketing Perspectives is essential reading for anyone with an interest in international sport business.

Seven Faces of Women's Sport
Seven Faces of Women's Sport

Author: Irene A. Reid

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2018-10-15

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1787437116

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This book explores the connections between women's experiences of and contributions to sport as a profession, product and pastime. This collection brings together insights and experiences from academics, activists, players and practitioners to critically reflect upon contemporary women's sport.

Strategic Sport Communication, 2E
Strategic Sport Communication, 2E

Author: Pedersen, Paul M.

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2016-08-05

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1492525774

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Strategic Sport Communication, Second Edition, presents a standard framework that introduces readers to the many ways in which individuals, media outlets, and sport organizations work to create, disseminate, and manage messages to their constituents.

FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015
FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015

Author: Catherine Etoe

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780789212283

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The only official guide to the top tournament in women's soccer--packed with facts, photos, and exclusive commentary Will it come to a showdown between defending champions Team Japan and powerhouse Team USA, two-time World Cup winners and gold medallists at the 2012 Olympic Games? Or will Team Canada make the most of their home-field advantage and stage a surprise upset? Expanded to include twenty-four national teams, the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup promises more jaw-dropping plays and heart-stopping drama than ever before. You'll want to keep this fun and informative guidebook--authorised by FIFA, the governing body of world soccer--close at hand. Features include: * Incisive team profiles, with biographies of the coaches and star players * Insider's briefing on the tournament rules and venues, and a review of the qualifying rounds * History of the FIFA Women's World Cup * Tournament statistics, a quiz, fill-in brackets--and more! AUTHOR: Tanya Aldred, one of Britain's best-known sportswriters, covers soccer, the Olympic Games, cricket, rugby, and cycling for the Guardian and the Telegraph, among other publications. Colour throughout

Globalized Sport Management in Diverse Cultural Contexts
Globalized Sport Management in Diverse Cultural Contexts

Author: James J. Zhang

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-04-05

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0429559372

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Cross-cultural management is an important facet of the globalized sport industry. Sport managers must be skilled at working with individuals from diverse cultures and aware of the key issues affecting sport on a global level. This book brings together cutting-edge research from leading sport scholars from around the world, to illuminate some of those important issues and to demonstrate what cross-cultural management looks like in a sporting context. Presenting case studies from countries as diverse as the US, Brazil, Poland and Venezuela, and across a range of sports from football to basketball, the book presents new empirical material derived from a range of inquiry protocols, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. It offers critical analyses of cross-cultural and managerial issues in key areas such as group cohesiveness, group communications, and misperception and misinterpretation. Making an important contribution to our understanding of both theory and practice in sport management, this book is fascinating reading for any student, researcher or practitioner with an interest in global and international sport.

Women’s Football in a Global, Professional Era
Women’s Football in a Global, Professional Era

Author: Alex Culvin

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2023-03-09

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1800710526

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Women’s Football in a Global, Professional Era is an important addition to discussions on sport as work for women, and an essential reference point for students, researchers and sports professionals interested in the debates around the professionalisation of women’s football internationally.