Football Business


El fútbol demanda la contratación de nuevos perfiles profesionales

Football needs new professional profiles

July 19, 2019

Football clubs are redirecting their management toward a business model with the hiring of new professional profiles that will ensure the survival of the business without such a direct dependence […]



Footballers: from ‘hosts’ to intruders

Footballers: from ‘hosts’ to intruders

December 5, 2018

Johan Cruyff Institute brings Jorge Valdano, Roberto Martínez and Vítor Baía together to discuss how to manage football players’ changing role: from stars and ‘hosts’ on the pitch to intruders […]

“Not everything in football should be about business”

“Not everything in football should be about business”

November 30, 2018

David Aganzo, president of the Association of Spanish Footballers, highlights the need to work on developing the more modest football categories, and on promoting women’s football and the academic education […]

“Football clubs are big international brands”

April 20, 2018

Stephen Morrow, a specialist in sports finance, reflects on the successful formula of the football business and warns that “clubs can’t forget their history because that gives them strength as […]

Understanding Manchester United - Johan Cruyff Institute

Understanding Manchester United

February 13, 2018

Let’s find out the secret behind Manchester United’s success, the richest and most valuable football club in the world, not as dominant in results since Alex Ferguson retired Written by Oliver Seitz and […]