Nick Miller

Who Owns Football? (MP3-Download)

The Changing Face of Club Ownership Ungekürzte Lesung. 565 Min.
Sprecher: Todiwala, Homer

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Produktbeschreibung

Bloomsbury presents Who Owns Football?: The Changing Face of Club Ownership by Nick Miller, read by Homer Todiwala Leading football journalist Nick Miller lifts the lid on football club ownership: the defining issue shaping the modern game. The landscape of football club ownership has changed. Long gone are the days when clubs were dominated by local factory proprietors or millionaire boyhood fans. This clear, insightful and thought-provoking guide provides serious football fans with a unique and timely account of modern football ownership: the central issue shaping the game. Fascinating for supporters looking to understand their club's and its rivals' strategy and methods, and those curious about finance and power in football, Who Owns Football? reveals how the game's custodians operate. Football club owners can take teams to the heights of the Champions League or financial oblivion. Still, in a world of super leagues, rapidly escalating wages, transfer fees, Financial Fair Play and an increasingly profitable women's game, they tread a precarious tightrope. This book relates the jeopardy, strategies, transformative successes and horror stories as it uncovers the complex world of football finance. Who Owns Football? lifts the lid on the inner workings of modern club ownership. Full of captivating tales, fascinating characters, high finance and shady deals, it examines the forces at play and discusses how today's football club ownership models face up to an impending crisis in the game.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Sport
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781399417181
• Artikelnr.: 71522754

Autorenporträt

Nick Miller is a football writer for The Athletic. Before that he worked for ESPN, the Guardian, Football365 and anyone else who would have him. He was the editor of The Totally Football Yearbook. Who Owns Football? is his second book. @NickMiller79

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue Introduction A Brief History of Football Ownership State Ownership
Fan Ownership Celebrity Ownership What Makes a Good Owner? The Worst Owners
of All Time Strange Tales from The World of Football Ownership El
Presidente Multi-Club Ownership Defining Moments in Football Ownership
Honourable Mentions List

Rezensionen

Superb, from the first page to the last. The importance of the subject and Miller's vibrant writing style makes this a must-read for any football lover