The beautiful game is big business. Football leagues worldwide are being dominated by clubs which are becoming richer and more powerful. Since the first edition of this book was published in 2003, much has changed in the industry. However the central challenge remains how best football, its leagues and clubs can navigate a path between the logic of the market and the logic of community (social), while also remaining focused on a sporting logic.

STEPHEN MORROW is Associate Professor in International Sport Management in the Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University. His research concentrates on the financial and governance aspects of the football industry and he has had several papers published in that area. He is a regular contributor to both radio and television on issues relating to the football business. He is the author of The New Business of Football (Palgrave Macmillan, 1999).