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The Commercialization of Football, 2003.
An analysis of the benefits of the commercialization of football.
2,046 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper examines how the commercialization of football has benefited the game and pushes players to being the very best. It looks at how it has improved the quality of the game and given talented players the opportunity to make the most of their capabilities, with the final benefit going to national teams because of the experience that players have gained from training and playing with the best clubs in the world.
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"The commercialization of football teams is not only important for the team itself, but it is important from the economic point of view. As Kevin Roberts says in the "Global Game," which was published by Football Culture, "in our shrunken, money-driven world, talent is the most prized commodity of them all" (Roberts qtd in "The Global Game"). The player who has this "commodity" has the right to sell it to the highest buyer. Professional sports are an area for very great business profits. In 1996, it was calculated that the people spent over 25 billion dollars a year on sports goods and "sports related expenditures" (Linberry 19). This figure does not include the sales profits made from marketing products during sporting events or through the backing of a popular athlete (19)."
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Football in Canada and the U.S., 2005.
A look at the Canadian Football League (CFL) compared to the American's National Football League (NFL).
815 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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The differences between American football and Canadian football differ in all areas almost making them completely different games. It explains that the CFL has been misinterpreted as not on the same level as the NFL. In Canada, the CFL is highly regarded and considered a much better game to watch than the NFL. The writer compares certain rules and formats which highlight these differences. It shows that with the differences in play and the rules highlighted, the NFL format seems to be the easier of the two to play.
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"If the offensive team loses a ball during play or fumbles the ball, the last team to posses the ball before going out of bounds gains possession in the NFL whereas the last team to touch the ball before it goes out of bounds gains possession in the CFL. A touchdown is scored when any player enters the end zone with the football. If the offensive team chooses, they can get close to the end zone and kick the ball for a field goal. A missed field goal in the CFL is considered live and if the ball is not returned out of the end zone the kicking team receives a point called "rouge" <http://www.football.com/rulesdiff/index.shtml>. The team coming out of the end zone with the missed field goal attempt can return the ball all the way for a touchdown or take possession where the player was downed."
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Italy?s Serie A Football Team, 2004.
A history and overview of Italy?s Serie A football team.
7,419 words (approx. 29.7 pages), 30 sources, MLA, $ 163.95
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This paper examines how the Italian Football League, or ?Lega Calcio?, dates back to 1946 and describes what comprises the teams of Serie A in Italian football. It identifies the business drivers for the sport, the characteristics of the teams, the motivation of sponsors, and the formula for revenue. It also looks at how the business model has changed over time from a customer-centered model to a shareholder-driven one and how nowhere was this more evident than during the postponement of the 2002-2003 season because of pay-per-view contract issues.
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Italy?s Serie A Football League: A Brief History
Italian Serie A and B
The Business of Football
Sponsorship
Shirt Sponsorships
Player Contracts
Wages
Revenues
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix A ? Sports Classifications
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"With the advent of television, a venue for was created for pro football players to showcase commercial products. In 1951 Stanley Matthews (the first pro football player to be knighted) received ?20 a week from CWS (Co operative society) for sporting football boots. At this time, however, most players were tied to their clubs, bound to a maximum wage and abiding by the retain-and-transfer contract system, necessitating that they keep their ?day? jobs. When England hosted the World Cup Finals in 1966, the ceiling for the maximum wage was lifted. It was at this time a mascot entered the fray, the tournament was effectively ?branded?, and the first superstar, George Best was born. (Critcher, 1991) An official song was created for the tournament, replica ?World Cup Willy? Lions were sold, and approximately 400 million people world wide watched the TV coverage."
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Football in America, 2002.
Shows how football in the United States has become a cultural icon.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper examines the role of football in the United States in terms of its impact as popular culture. It traces football's origins and the reasons for its current prominence. It identifies ways in which football both preserves and transmits fundamental popular myths about everything from gender roles to diplomacy.
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The Markets and Football, 2006.
A look at market efficiency and the national football league.
1,695 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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In this paper the author examines the market efficiencies that can be seen in the national football league. In particular, he looks at the wagering systems that are used. He examines a few case studies, and uses these to try and explain how the odds and efficiencies of the markets are determined. He especially relates all of his points to wagering on football games, looking at all of the elements which will add to efficiencies of betting. Further to this, the author looks at the stock market, taking certain examples to emphasize his discussions. In conclusion, the author summarizes the two main theories of market efficiencies, the random walk theory and select strategies.
Table of Contents
Efficiency and Football Wagering
Additional Evidence of Inefficiency
From Bachelier to Bookmakers
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"After noting that totals bets tend to attract more attention when two high-scoring teams are playing each other, Paul and Weinbach point out that "rooting for scoring tends to be easier than cheering for a lack of scoring." With these two factors in mind, the authors theorize that bettor psychology may push totals too high, making the "under" a consistently profitable wager. To test this hypothesis, Paul and Weinbach examine the entire sample of NFL totals from 1979 to 2000. And as the table below indicates, the under indeed won with a frequency that calls the efficiency of the totals market into question - particularly in games where the total was significantly higher than average."
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Mass Media and Professional Football, 2005.
This paper discusses the influence of mass media on professional sports, focusing on football. Includes three-page outline.
3,775 words (approx. 15.1 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 103.95
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The research studies the changes that have developed in sports over the past decades and argues that globalization and capitalism are responsible for this change. The mass media has brought these matches into the homes, and this means that the excitement of viewing them live is no longer just limited to those who can afford a ticket or find one. In this way, especially with the development of satellite channels, the whole world is the audience of a football match. This has placed tremendous pressure on the players to perform to the best of their ability and more. The paper shows that media coverage of sports may have caused many players to retire early or to live insecurely due to death threats against them or their families, but it appears to have improved the quality of such games as football. To prove this, the writer look at statistics on the performance of the top players before the media age and top players in this media age. It proves that media has improved the quality of sports, but has removed from it the idea of clean competition and even player loyalties to their clubs or national teams. These players now go after the highest bidder, and it is difficult to keep track of who is playing for which side. Accordingly, the media has transformed sports into a financial game, and it is no longer an athletic one. As a support for the argument that money rather than playing well for the love of the sport itself is the main motivation of the performance of players and clubs, the writer finds statistics on the profits that clubs make through winning and the losses that they suffer by getting beaten. Furthermore, it finds statistics on the salaries of the top players and how their performance affects the terms of the renewal of their contracts. Additionally, the writer finds out how much sponsors and advertisers pay for the presence of their ads during games or their logos on the players' clothes.
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"We are now living in a world of instant media communication in which the way that different countries and people interact with each other has greatly changed. The mass media has entered every area of life and covers almost all events, whether large or small. Sports are one area that has received a great amount of media attention, and that attention has changed the nature of some sports such as football. Essentially, that change can be described as the internationalization, or the globalization of football in the sense that the characteristic of the national team has changed forever through the inclusion of foreign players. Media's concentration on football and its live coverage of games has globalized this sport, or made it international. The consequence has been the improvement of the quality of the game, and the potential development if closer cultural understanding between different ethnic groups as a consequence of the diverse ethnic composition of teams and supporters. Some, however, such as the anonymous author of "An English Case Study," published in The Economist, argue that globalization has weakened the development of local footballer talent in countries as the United Kingdom but, on the contrary, the import of foreign talent has improved the performance of many teams, increased their clubs' profits, and uplifted the quality of the game, further rewarding deserving players with experience and money."
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The Science of Football, 2005.
This paper examines and explains the physics of kicking a football.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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The paper handles the physical issues of drag and terminal speed within the context of throwing and kicking a football. The paper approaches the topic as if the world on the surface of the earth is a uniform fluid and anything moving through this fluid is subject to the force of drag. Accordingly, the paper explains that moving footballs must deal with these forces in specific ways in order to travel the greatest distance.
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"Any time an object moves through a fluid it is subject to a retarding force acting opposite to the direction in which it is traveling. This force is called drag and since our atmosphere is essentially a fluid, every object we observe to be moving relative to the atmosphere is experiencing drag. Generally, drag tends to reduce the speed of any moving object and in some situations is just considered to be friction. However, quite unlike friction, "The drag force increases as the speed of the object increases," (Tipler 133). In fact, "At low speeds, the drag force is approximately proportional to the speed of the object; at higher speeds, it is more nearly the square of the speed," (Tipler 133)."
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Effect of Commercialization on Sporting Events, 2004.
A review of the extreme commercialization of sports in America.
1,973 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper presents an overview of sports in the U.S. and how sports has become a commercial industry in itself. The paper explains that America seems to commercialize everything, and with the overwhelming support for national sports, this too has become a vibrant and profitable sector of the consumer economy. The paper looks at the monetary value of sports in the U.S. and explores the benefits and down-side to mass-produced commercial sporting entities.
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"Most professional team sports play a series of games instead of one to decide the championship. For this reason, the Super Bowl is unique in American professional sports. Football has typically been viewed as the toughest team sport with large men playing a full contact sport that makes the entertainment value extremely high for sports fans. These factors make the Super Bowl a unique and powerful entertainment package that appeals to sports fans like no other championship game can. For this reason, the Super Bowl is the most commercialized event in sports. The commercialization of the Super Bowl makes it a grandiose event. People who are not even football fans watch the Super Bowl for the creative commercial broadcasting. As a result, the Super Bowl generates the creative commercialization process that increases fervor for material things and greatly influences pop culture."
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Football Morals, 2005.
A look at fair play and cheating in football with direct reference to Arsenal Vs Manchester United, 25th November 2004.
2,229 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper examines two major incidents that had a profound and negative effect on the football match Arsenal vs. Manchester United, 25th November 2004 and its outcome. It looks a how the first is the continuous intentional rule violations that the Manchester United players were guilty of, which dramatically reduced the footballing standard of the game. It also discusses the manner in which the game was won, a penalty decision.
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"When we advance our investigation into intentional rule violations further, we find that some forms of it are classified as cheating. According to Loland "cheating is an attempt to gain an advantage by violating the shared interpretation of the basic rules of the parties engaged without being caught and held responsible for it. The goal of the cheater is that the advantage gained is not eliminated or compensated for". Most commentators find cheating both logically and morally completely unacceptable since it is an exploitation of those who are competing in good faith by intentionally trying to gain an illicit advantage. The incompatibility thesis states that it is logically impossible to win games if you cheat."
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A New Football Stadium for Guildford, 2005.
A contemporary planning issue for Guildford, England and a proposal for a new football stadium.
2,421 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper discusses the wider issues of interaction between public, planning and politics and views the interaction of the three within the context a controversial development proposal - plans for a new football stadium in Guildford. The main inputs from politicians, the people and the planning system are discussed at various stages at the planning process.
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"Guildford is a town that has seen the relative decline of its football abilities. The application was made as a direct response to the wish of AFC Guildford to progress to the Nationwide Conference League. The club currently play on the pitch at the centre of the running track at the Spectrum Leisure Centre. The track however is not capable of being upgraded to the requirements of the Conference football league. There is an area of green land adjacent to the Spectrum Leisure Centre, which it was felt could possibly accommodate better facilities. With these historical and practical issues in mind the planning application for a new stadium was submitted in February 2004. The stadium would be built by the Trinity Investment Co. Ltd on behalf of AFC Guildford. Such a large scale and controversial issue could not be decided within the normal eight week deadline. The application was concluded in January 2005."
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Financial Status: Sheffield United Football Club., 2002.
This master's paper begins by introducing the Sheffield United Football Club and goes on to discuss its current financial position.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 97.95
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This master's paper begins by introducing the Sheffield United Football Club and goes on to discuss its current financial position in the light of latest figures from 2002 financial statements. The paper ends by giving recommendations regarding the same.
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Football, 2002.
A descriptive story on a typical football game in Alabama
944 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the magnitude of importance football has in the American South. The paper uses many adjectives pertaining toward the subject.
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"It is third down and long. The quarterback is under center, and his receivers are split out wide. He takes the snap, fakes the hand-off, and drops back into the pocket. He surveys the defense, and fires a perfect strike into the back of the end zone for the game -winning touchdown. Victory! Daleville High School defeats Enterprise High School for the first time ever. His teammates hoist the quarterback onto their shoulders, and jubilantly carry him off the field. Abruptly, the dream changes. He drops back in the pocket, releases the ball, and it is intercepted. Suddenly, the young man awakens and gratefully realizes he is only dreaming. With sweat beading on his forehead, he props back on his pillows and contemplates the next night?s big game. (Deep in Southeast Alabama the magnitude of the football rivalry between the Daleville Warhawks and the Enterprise Wildcats can be understood through the sights, sounds, and smells.)"
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Football in American Society, 2002.
A look at the positive impact of football as a sport on American society.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper will highlight some of the ways that football influences society and its frame of mind. By revealing the nature of the sport, the way that the media uses it in the field of society, and how the sport is a way to teach children how to become more athletic will be shown here. By revealing these differing aspects of the sport, we can see not only how the sports functions in society, but how the sport itself runs in light of this reflection. By revealing the violent nature, which can sometimes be negative, we can also show, for the most part, how it can have a positive affect on the peoples of the American society.
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Commercialization of Love, 2004.
An analysis of the marketing of the emotion of love and its commercialization.
1,597 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses how human intelligence and cultural diversity have given rise to a tremendous variety of societal beliefs about romantic love and marriage. In particular, this paper looks at how, in the United States, sex and love have been commercialized to such a degree that it is clearly the dominant overall marketing theme of the advertising industries.
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"Generally, commercial advertising exploits the same idealistic and unrealistic image of romantic love and marriage that has always been promoted by the motion picture, music recording and television industries. Romance novels, movies and popular music all rely on the romantic notion of ?true love,? according to which each person has a corresponding ?perfect? mate waiting to be found. Furthermore, both
American popular culture and commercial advertising have always invested heavily in the theme of ?happily ever after,? according to which true love, once found, is always wonderful and everlasting."
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