The Chairmen – Politicians, Administrators and Businessmen
Kenyans breathed a sigh of relief – “we are better off without international football, let’s get our house in order first”.
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April 16, 2020
CHAN 2018 – The Debacle
That said, key areas that needed attention were hospitality, transport, infrastructure and security. Infrastructure should have been placed at the top of the agenda and construction and or renovation of stadiums and training grounds commenced immediately the country was handed the hosting rights. Hospitality has been a mainstay of Kenya's economy, while security and transport were areas the government was already tending to, prior to the announcement. So in essence we only needed to work on the stadiums
October 31, 2017
FIFA Risk Landscape and the Challenge Ahead
Like any other organisation, FIFA's business model faces risks that could be broadly classified into reputational, strategic and business risks. This article looks to expound on these 3 forms of risk and then narrows down to a challenge facing many football organisations in the coming decade - decreased fan involvement.
September 15, 2017
FIFA Business Model
FIFA’s business model revolves around the quadrennial FIFA World Cup tournament, a product which the international federation sells to commercial partners, media broadcasters and fans obtaining billions of dollars in revenue. The tournament draws billions of viewers from around the world and is considered the second biggest sporting event in the world behind the Olympics.
June 20, 2017
Stakeholder Capitalism
In the wake of Zurich arrests and subsequent resignation of newly elected FIFA president Sepp Blatter, a lot of questions have been raised about the running of the world’s greatest game. At the end of World Cup 2014 in Brazil there was a lot of debate about FIFA’s choice for the Golden Ball Award, Lionel Messi. A lot of people felt, and rightly so, that Thomas Müller or Arjen Robben deserved the award more than Messi. While discussing this issue in one of my Whatsapp groups, I came up with an analogy that describes football for what it really is – a business, with owners, products and customers. The hallmark of capitalism. (more…)
June 15, 2015