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Author:   Dariusz Wojtaszyn (University of Wrocław, Poland) ,  Daniel Fitzpatrick (Aston University, UK) ,  Roland Benedikter (Eurac Research, Italy)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
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9781032484884

ISBN 10:   1032484888
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Introduction: The Political Economy of Football DANIEL FITZPATRICK, DARIUSZ WOJTASZYN AND ROLAND BENEDIKTER PART I CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL 1 Club Football and Economic Dynamism in European Regions ROBERT GASQUEZ MENDOZA AND DAVID CASTELLS-QUINTANA 2 The Winner-Takes-All Character of European Football’s ‘Superstar Economics’ and the Limited Impact of Financial Fair Play HENK ERIK MEIER 3 Key Drivers of Advertising and Brand Communication in Professional Sport: 360-Degree Communication JAROSŁAW KOŃCZAK AND JOHAN REWILAK 4 The Socio-Economic Conditions of Hooligan Violence: 10 Crucial Dimensions ROLAND BENEDIKTER PART II THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FOOTBALL IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE 5 Women’s Football in Central and Eastern Europe: Between Ideology, Politics and Economics DARIUSZ WOJTASZYN, ROLAND BENEDIKTER AND TOMASZ SAHAJ 6 Football Economy in Romania: Breaking Away from Socialism, Facing Capitalism BOGDAN POPA AND POMPILIU-NICOLAE CONSTANTIN 7 Change and Continuity in the Sponsorship of Polish Football Clubs: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the State JAROSŁAW KOŃCZAK 8 The Corruption Scandal in Polish Football: ‘It Was Impossible to Be Honest’ ROBERT TOMANKIEWICZ AND KRZYSZTOF GRZESZCZAK 9 Alternative Concepts for the Development of a Football Club in East Germany DARIUSZ WOJTASZYN 10 Branding the Game: An Energy Drink Company’s Take on Football SIEGFRIED GÖLLNER 11 Orban’s Big Football Reform: Wings or Shackles? ZSOLT HAVRAN AND ZOLTÁN JANDÓ

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Dariusz Wojtaszyn is Professor of Modern History and Head of the Centre for Research on the History of German and European Sport of the Willy Brandt Center for German and European Studies at the University of Wroclaw, Poland. Daniel Fitzpatrick is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Aston University in Birmingham, UK, and a co-convenor of the Political Studies Association (PSA) Sport and Politics specialist group. Roland Benedikter is Co-Head of the Center for Advanced Studies of Eurac Research Bozen/Bolzano, Italy, UNESCO Chair in Interdisciplinary Anticipation and Global-Local Transformation and Board Member, International Political Science Association IPSA, Section RC03 – European Unification.

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