After the European dominance in organizing the Football World Cup, FIFA now seeks to
capture new markets by moving the sports event to other continents. In 2010, for the first time …

The football (that is, soccer) or FIFA World Cup (henceforth World Cup) has its origin in the
Olympic Football Tournament which was first organised by the world governing body of …

ABSTRACT The FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa during June/July 2010 was a much
anticipated sport spectacle, but also widely expected to yield lasting and considerable …

The body of literature analysing the impacts of mega-sport events has grown considerably
over recent years. The majority of academic studies have concluded that the tangible …

Why should a country bid to host the FIFA1 World Cup? Given the large number of countries
that consider bidding to host the quadrennial football tournament2 and the smaller, but …

The distribution of medal wins across nations at the Summer Olympics is extremely uneven
between developed and developing countries: the former–about 40 nations–concentrate …

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was clearly successful as a tournament and as an advertisement
for South Africa's capacity to host a global event. Expectations were high prior to the …

The paper provides an ex post analysis of the financial burden and economic benefits of the
World Cup (WC) in Germany 2006. Based on the usual cost‐benefit measures, the …

The expansion of economics to 'non‐market topics' has received increased attention in
recent years. The economics of sports (football) is such a sub‐field. This paper reports …

This chapter examines the method by which host countries are selected by Fédération
Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) for the rights to organize the World Cup finals …