Managing Major Sports Events: Theory and Practice is a complete introduction to the
principles and practical skills that underpin the running and hosting of major sports events …

This book examines contemporary issues of security at sports mega-events (SMEs). It
focuses on the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2020)-subsequently …

Qatar's hosting of the FIFA World Cup (WC) was met with criticism and mixed-feelings,
especially certain journalists from the Global North. Others acknowledged that it was going …

This book explores social and political issues and trends emerging around the UEFA
European Football Championships. It presents a contemporary sociology of the European …

This research examines public opinion on Twitter during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,
focusing on the interplay between sport, communication, and soft power. It sheds light on the …

Few scholarly studies have attempted to explain the global appeal of the FIFA World Cup,
one of the most popular sporting mega-events in the world. Based on an online survey and …

In the case of the 2020 Union of European Football Associations European Championship
in men's football ('Euro 2020'), this article investigates stakeholder perceptions on the …

The new technologies of broadcasting, sports coverage, sports casters, and sports analysis,
especially in Europe, have attracted many local sports players and fans to enjoy and imitate …

This paper aims to identify and describe changes in football fans' lives brought about by the
COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting at the intersection of football fandom and COVID-19, the …

This article explores mechanisms enabling football fans' position as a (safety) stakeholder in
the context of European football. It is clear that fans, in the eyes of some football and political …