This article features Wang Jianlin, a Chinese businessman that has been working on many sport related business activities, including managing football clubs, sponsoring sporting events, purchasing sports companies, and keeping partnership with different sport organizations.

On April 1, 2018, the new standards of compliance to the code of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) came into force. The new standards impact all sports. An important amendment has been made to an article of the existing code 'Additional Roles and Responsibility of the Parties'. Now, all...

Almost one in three of the 92 Premier and Football League clubs are now substantially owned and incorporated internationally, including in offshore tax havens. Such ownership structure leads to the English football leagues being accused of allowing ownership structures of clubs that could be used...

This book examines how leading economic countries use sport business, particularly individual sports events (such as the Olympics or FIFA Men's or Women's World Cup) as well as participant sport, in comprehensive plans toward driving and furthering economic development, raising brand awareness...

This analysis of sport policy and sport investment/infrastructure in modern Japan is set within the broader concern with Japanese public policy, regional development programmes and private sector initiatives. Drawing on major trends of the past two decades, with particular reference to the...

This special issue aims to advance theories, seek solutions for contemporary issues encountered in the sport industry of developing economies, and ultimately advance sport business in developing countries. It sought contributions that critically examine, debate, and shed light on broad perspectives ...

The purpose of the study was to examine how multidimensional event operation quality factors (i.e., game operation, stadium quality, game accessibility, and store operation) would influence perceived value and in turn affect consumption behavior of spectators at the Wuhan Tennis Open. Based on...

This special issue explores several cases where sports policy, adaptation and crises have challenged traditional norms and practices. Issues covered by the eight papers include: the globalization of the traditional sport of Okinowan karate; Native American sports protest; gender equality in sport; ...

Thailand is a canvas of opportunity upon which to design the quintessential pleasure dome of tourism through sports events if the socio-economic and political obstacles can be circumnavigated. Thailand's economy is expected to reach average GDP growth of 3.2% between 2019 and 2023. However, few...

In the upper Midwest, at least until the late 1930s, there was a modest presence of black athletes in American football and track and field in particular, with a smaller number in basketball and other sports. The researchers know a great deal about how the post-war desegregation in professional ...