Management of professional football clubs

Abstract

The popularity of the sport, especially football inspired a large number of scientists, academia, institutions, institutes, sports and scientific societies that be seriously concerned with the study of sport management. The aim of this paper is to review and analyze the theoretical and practical experience of modern management profesional football clubs in relation to the management as a multidisciplinary scientific field wide practical application in all spheres of society. Therefore, the following hypothesis can be tested: 'Management of professional football clubs is based on the theoretical and practical principles of modern management'. The paper first discusses the set of modern management models, and the models of management typical of European football clubs. At the end are compared similarities and differences, as well as any mutual influence and predictions about future trends.

Keywords

• management
• professional clubs
• football