We analyze attendance of professional football matches in England finding that it is related to unemployment over a very long period of time. More unemployment leads to lower attendances. Distinguishing between leagues, we find that the relationship is larger for lower leagues, i.e. attendance...

In this note, we consider early evidence regarding behavioural responses to an emerging public health emergency. We explore patterns in stadium attendance demand by exploiting match-level data from the Belarusian Premier League (BPL), a football competition that kept playing unrestricted in...

This study aims to investigate the social importance of sport in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. As an instrument for social cohesion and integration, sport has become a very important part of municipal activity. We use two surveys: the Baròmetre, which gathers opinion about municipal services;...

Local politicians and team owners frequently argue that the public financing of stadiums is important for local economic development. The sports economics literature, however, has largely found that new professional sport facilities do not generate any new net economic activity. We provide...

Burkinis, getrennte Schwimmzeiten für muslimische Frauen und Schwimmbadverbote für männliche Flüchtlinge als Präventionsmaßnahme gegen sexuelle Übergriffe - Schwimmbäder in Deutschland wurden in den vergangenen Jahren vermehrt im Zusammenhang mit einem migrationsbezogenen Wandel...

As the year 2022 approaching, Qatar preparations for the FIFA World Cup is in progress. These preparations encompass very complicated processes in many and almost every aspect of life in the state of Qatar. Qatar promised the world with unprecedented, unforgettable, and magical tournament in the...

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Sport Facility Operations Management goes beyond the basic theories of sport facility management to include relevant practical professional experiences connecting facilities, people, and technology. This is a comprehensive and engaging textbook...

In the Netherlands, in the top tier of professional football some teams play their home matches on an artificial pitch while other teams play their home matches on natural grass. This paper investigates whether or not home teams who play on an artificial pitch have an additional home advantage...

"When the Rogers Place arena opened in downtown Edmonton in September 2016, no amount of buzz could drown out the rumours of manipulation, secret deals, and corporate greed undergirding the project. Working with documentary evidence and original interviews, the authors present an absorbing...

Redefining the sport business industry -- Ownership and the emergence of team sports -- Financial statements, revenues, and costs -- Placemaking, sport venues & the fan experience -- Financing sport venues -- Teams, venues, and real estate development -- Media, entertainment, and sport...

Contents: Preface -- 1. Understanding economics through the history of sport / John Wilson -- 2. From recreational sports clubs to sports businesses: Bradford and Queen's Park football clubs 1860s-1914 / John Dewhirst and Wray Vamplew -- 3. Home ground advantage: The determinants of sharing...

This paper presents a novel approach for analyzing spatially differentiated impacts of a variety of entertainment attractions, including professional sports venues, convention centers, destination retail, and mega-events. Public finding is often based on the potential for such projects to...

The aim of the article is to reveal the developmental tends of infrastructure of physical culture and sports of Ukraine. The research is dedicated to determine the dynamics of development of its main indices and to define the problems of functioning and ways of their solving. The amount of...

We develop a monopolistic competition model of urban service consumption and production that includes spatial structure and property values. The model shows that the introduction of a new professional sports facility and team generates agglomeration effects that change the mix of services and...

Целью статьи является выявление характера развития инфраструктуры физической культуры и спорта государства. Исследование направлено на определение динамики...

The globalization vogues have necessitated scientific approach to life and restructure the goals of life. Sports are still foot dragging along this line in terms of facilities development in Africa. The aspiration of many African countries to host world class sports competitions is a welcomed...

Dieses anwendungsorientierte Lehrbuch vermittelt die Grundlagen des Sportmanagements. Es beschreibt die wichtigsten theoretischen Inhalte der unterschiedlichen Teilbereiche des Sportmanagements sowie die Umsetzung anhand einer Vielzahl an Praxisbeispielen und realen Fallstudien aus der...

This study uses the example of the 2006 soccer World Cup in Germany to examine whether any systematic relationships exist between infrastructure investments on the one hand and investments in the respective stadium on the other. Particular attention is paid to an examination of whether the...