Abstract
This paper profiles the extraordinary financial success of the English Premier League (EPL) but, against this reality, also considers what the future role of football supporters will be within the English game. My argument is that it has been the important role played by fans that has been a contributing factor to the commercial success of the club game in England but there are signs that this recognition is not always adequately reflected in how the game is governed. It is the management of a delicate equilibrium therefore, between the incremental, of course sometimes exponential, growth of the sport in a commercial sense, with football’s undoubted wider contribution to the social and cultural balance sheet of life, that is addressed in this keynote address.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication |
| Publisher | World Football Culture |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 17 Oct 2016 |
| Event | The 1st World Football Culture Summit - Zibo, Shandong, China Duration: 17 Oct 2016 → … |
Conference
| Conference | The 1st World Football Culture Summit |
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| Period | 17/10/16 → … |
Keywords
- Football Governance
- FIFA
- Premier League
- Supporters