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The autumn edition of Football Business magazine
is essential reading for executives, professionals and decision makers who want to stay ahead in the challenging but rewarding business of football. With news, reviews and interviews, as well as product launches, conference diaries and marketing messages, Football Business, offers an insider's perspective on how the football industry is shaped - and how it is changing. Whether it’s commercial, marketing, regulatory, financial or management issues, insight is delivered by experienced writers and high profile industry figures who are recognised as leaders in their respective fields.

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EYES On The Prize Copa Am e r i c a 2 0 0 7
 With only three years separating CONMEBOL’s official award of the from the first ball being kicked, Football Businessexplores a remarkable construction and infrastructure project, and examines the commercial impact the tournament will have on a country where a vast number of people still live in poverty. By RICHARD EWING, in Caracus

Current Edition

Football Business - Summer Edition
...in this issue, English Football Association CEO Brian Barwick tells us why there is so much to be optimistic about across football and business, from the grassroots of the game to the peak of its success, and the important part that each of us plays in that journey. With the new Wembley stadium a marker towards not only English, but global football success and optimism, rarely before has a senior figure given such an honest analysis of where football has delivered us, as business people and as fans.

We have deep insight into this season’s key issues of ownership and broadcast, Keith Harris and Dan Jones, while UEFA’s William Gaillard presents his vision for Europe’s governing body.

Sponsorship expertAndy Korman gets to the heart of football’s fiery climb through commercial and promotional awareness, while Professor Chris Brady predicts how business looks set to radically develop our football habits in years to come.

We visit the Copa America, Benfica, and Dubai Sports City, and are invited behind the scenes with Manchester United’s award-winning IT team, whilst also scrutinising the latest advancements in performance analysis, communication systems, stadium maintenance and event logistics.
CONTRIBUTORS
William Galliard
Director of Communications/Public Affairs/Special Adviser UEFA
Dan Jones
Senior Partner Deloitte & Touche
Brian Barwick
Chief Executive Officer The English Football Association
Luis Felipe Vieira
President, Benfica FC
Andy Korman
One of the UK’s leading sponsorship lawyers
Steve Brice
Emirates Stadium Head of Hospitality
Keith Harris
Chairman, Seymour Pierce Investment Bank

SELECTED READING

VIEW From The Top
In just over two years in charge as Chief Executive Officer at the English Football Association, Brian Barwick has comfortably outlasted and outclassed both of his two predecessors. JAMES EVANS talks with him about the key issues in British football



 Own GOALS?
Football Business speaks to Keith Harris, Executive Chairman of Seymor Pierce, a former Head of the Football League , on the board at Wembley National Stadium Ltd, and widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on ownership and its potential implications on the game of football.




Educational

The International Centre for Sports’ Study
 Is a private foundation, created by (FIFA)
CIES specializes in three specific domains: law, sociology and the economy of sport (Main fields).
In privileging a pluridisciplinarian approach the CIES develops teaching activities and training (Academic), research (Research), as well as services related to the world of sport (Consultancy).
The Football Governance Research Centre
Is the leading academic centre for the study of corporate governance in professional football in the UK and is a recognised research centre of Birkbeck, University of London, based at the Clore Management Centre in central London

TERRAPLAS: proven protection

A case study on Terraflor, at the Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
In pursuit of eliminating the stress and anxiety that might be felt by sports venue managers and event organisers (not to mention groundsmen), the premise has been on companies at the cutting edge of pitch protection to develop comprehensive, efficient, yet highly-versatile systems that ensure that pitch-level events don’t translate into ground-level damage.