Wirtschaftsmacht Fussball

From the depths of space, the round must always go into the square...

Professional football can overcome major crises: even the Corona pandemic was unable to bring the world's most popular sport to its knees. The show went on despite the virus. After the pandemic, the ball started rolling again as if Corona had never existed. New developments are emerging on the football horizon. Suddenly, women's football is in vogue. However, at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the team was eliminated in the group stage. The same goes for the German men's national team, which has been delivering one disappointment after another since winning the World Cup in 2014.

In club football, significant changes continue to unfold. Transfer fees are rising ever higher. New players have emerged in the football market. Following the gradual withdrawal of Chinese investors, Arab (state) funds are playing an increasingly significant role in the billion-dollar football business. Where is football headed? Is it still salvageable? Or is global commercialization ultimately destroying it? What role do the media and investors play? Who are the winners? And who are the big losers?

The author, Dieter Hintermeier, a football coach and economic expert, provides answers to these questions and many more insights into the highly commercialized and global world of football – with a critical eye but without casting blame.

Highlights

• Key topic for the Euro 2024 in Germany
• 60 years: Success story of the Bundesliga
• Economic connections in professional football made tangible
• Includes interviews with top experts from the world of football.