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The UEFA Champions League: A strategic Marketing Analysis b00184908 Sports Coaching Year 3 Sport Marketing School of Engineering and Science University of the West of Scotland December 2011

Student’s Name: Racheal Thomas Professor’s Name: Dr. Stuart G. McMahon Course: Sports in Culture Date: 6/5/2017 REFLECTION PAPER ON UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE The UEFA Champions League final is one of the most prestigious football events in Europe and the whole world. It attracts football fans from all across the world as European teams compete for the coveted Champions League trophy. In 2017, the final features Real Madrid from the Spanish La Liga and Juventus from the Italian Seria A. On the other hand

Both the UEFA Champions League and Super Bowl in the United States are big sporting events both nationally and internationally. There are several similarities between the opening ceremony of the UEFA Champions League and that of the Super Bowl. One of the main similarities is that the two events attract a huge number of fans. In the 2017 UEFA Champions League final, there were fans drawn from both Real Madrid and Juventus. The final attracted many people as many people flocked to the Millennium Stadium

his move for RC Liège, was not able to move to French club US Dunkerque because of Liège not acquiring the required records to conduct the move hence bringing about him being unemployed. Bosman sued Liège and the Belgian Football Relationship with UEFA additionally joining as a litigant all the while. The ECJ ruled in his favour stating that (James, 2010) 1.Demanding transfer fees by a former employer (club) at the end of a contract was an obstacle to free movement of a footballer within the EU

corruption. Clamming the career of the two most powerful men in football, president of FIFA Sepp Blatter, and Michael Platini president of UEFA (The Union of Europeans Football Associations). Both of them were accused of disloyal payment. According to the U.S.A department of justice, who indicated top executives including Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, FIFA and UEFA presidents at that time. In May, 2015 thanks to a major inquiry by the FBI was indicated that fourteen current and former FIFA officials

He has one very prestigious awards including the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2004, the UEFA European Championship in 2008 and 2012, and the UEFA Super Cup in 2014 and 2016 with Real Madrid and Spain amongst others. Individually, he has won many more awards such as La Liga Best Defender annually from 2011 to 2015 and has earned a spot on the UEFA Team of the Year and the FIFA FIFPro World XI since 2008. Sergio Ramos was and still is one of the

As a passionate marketer for FIFA, and a lifelong fan of the organization, the recent scandals involving top FIFA officials have been heartbreaking for me. With all of the media presence and accusations that have been surrounding FIFA for the last few decades, I am truly worried about our future. In order for us to rebuild our organization, we need to take decisive actions to ensure these types of scandals never happen again. Despite the protests of those who think we should be lenient with corrupt

Going back in history, there have been plays inside important games where the referee couldn’t see if the ball went in to the goal or if it didn’t. It all started back in 1966’s World Cup in England, Germany and England where battling in the final of the cup and they tied 2-2, the decision was to play extra time. At that time Geoff Hurst would hit the crossbar only for the ball to bounce in the outside of the goal. The referee awarded this goal because he couldn’t know if the ball had gone in or

Roberto had a great first year in Juventus where he played in 33 matches in the 1990- 91 serie. In that same year his wife gave birth to their first child, Valentina, on December 2 1990. 1992-93 was Roberto's best year. He also lead Juventus to the UEFA Cup in that year. It was Roberto's first major trophy. He continued his great play the next season, 1993-94, when he got his one hundredth serie A goal vs Genoa in October. Roberto was awarded the Golden Ball trophy as Europe's best player, and the

Again the initiative comes from the European continent. Under the aegis of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The first edition of the European Under-17 Football Championship took place in 1982 in Italy. A year later, from 25 August to 2 September 1983, the Confederation of Soccer of North America, Central America and the Caribbean or CONCACAF organized the first edition of the North American, Central and Caribbean Football Championship Of children under 16 in Trinidad and Tobago