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                  <h1>Previous Seminars 2009</h1>
<h3>&ldquo;The Inexorable Rise in Partnerships in Sport? Reflections on Theory, Research and Practice&rdquo;</h3>
<p><strong>Wednesday 2nd December 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dr Iain Lindsay, University of Southampton</strong></p>
<p>In this presentation Iain Lindsay will argue that the UK government&rsquo;s recent promotion of the concept of partnerships in sport as a novel development is, at best, something of a fallacy. Sport policy documents since <em>Sport in the Community: The Next Ten Years</em> have promoted partnerships as a key policy making and delivery mechanism at all levels in sport. Iain Lindsey's presentation will review the &lsquo;inexorable rise&rsquo; in partnerships in sport and offer some reflections on ways in which partnership practice and research can be developed.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/IainLindsayntroduction2009Dec">Read more about &ldquo;The Inexorable Rise in Partnerships in Sport? Reflections on Theory, Research and Practice&rdquo;</a></p>
<h3>&ldquo;The Regulation of Football Disorder: A Case of Punishment Without Trial?&rdquo;</h3>
<p><strong>Wednesday 9th December 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dr Mark James, Reader in Law, Salford Law School</strong></p>
<p>As the England national team has now qualified for next year&rsquo;s FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa, the police and Crown Prosecution Service can begin once again to prepare their strategies for preventing football hooligans from travelling to the tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp; In this presentation, Mark James will examine the role of section 14B Football Spectators Act 1989 in preventing outbreaks of football hooliganism and its use by the police and the courts to prevent spectators who have not been convicted of a football-related offence from attending high-profile matches.&nbsp; He will end by questioning the legality of the procedure by which Football Banning Orders can be imposed on spectators who are only suspected of being involved with football-related disorder.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-12-03">Read more about &quot;The Regulation of Football Disorder: A Case of Punishment Without Trial?&quot;</a></p>
<h3>&quot;The Secret History of Arsenal Football Club&quot;</h3>
<p><strong>Wednesday 18th November 2009</strong></p>
<p><strong>Alex Fynn, Author and Broadcaster, and Consultant to the Football Industry</strong></p>
<p>Arsenal football club has been one of the great success stories of English football since the establishment of the Premier League in 1992. In this presentation, drawing on his experience of advising Arsenal on media and marketing, and from first hand interviews with most of the leading figures at Arsenal Football Club - including Ars&egrave;ne Wenger, David Dein and Danny Fiszman - interviews conducted as part of the research for his highly acclaimed book Ars&egrave;nal: the Making of a Modern Superclub (co-authored with Kevin Whitcher), the paperback edition of which was published in September, Alex Fynn will present an assessment of the current health of Arsenal Football Club as its totemic manager, Ars&egrave;ne Wenger, turns 60 years of age.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-11-12">Read more about The Secret History of Arsenal Football Club</a></p>
<p>As this seminar is likely to be over-subscribed can you please <a href="mailto:s.hamil@bbk.ac.uk">e-mail Sean Hamil</a> to confirm you will be attending.</p>
<h3>&quot;From Webster to Matuzalem and the future of FIFA Article 17&quot;</h3>
<p><strong>Wednesday 4th November 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Juan de Dios Crespo, Ruiz Huerta &amp; Crespo Sports Lawyers (Spain)</strong></p>
<p>In this presentation, Juan de Dios Crespo, one of Europe&rsquo;s leading sports lawyers, addresses the following key questions: (1) Is there really a contradiction between the outcomes of the seminal Webster and Matuzelem cases (Juan de Dios represented the victorious appellants in both cases), or are their specific elements to the breach of player contract in each case which make it difficult to generalise a trend in similar cases going forward?; (2) What can be expected from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in future cases of this nature going forward?; (3) Is it necessary to re-modify Article 17 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfers of Players in order to clarify the landscape around the player termination of contract issue going forward? Juan will conclude by giving an assessment of how he sees the future development of case law in the application of Article 17 of the FIFA Regulations.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-11-03">Read more about &quot;From Webster to Matuzalem and the future of FIFA Article 17&quot;</a></p>
<p>As this seminar is likely to be over-subscribed can you please <a href="mailto:s.hamil@bbk.ac.uk">e-mail Sean Hamil</a> to confirm you will be attending.</p>
<h3>&quot;The Governance of Cricket - the Governance Challenges Facing English Cricket: the Perspective of the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA)&quot;.</h3>
<p><strong>Wednesday 21st October 2009</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ian Smith</strong>, Legal Director, Professional Cricketers&rsquo; Association</p>
<p>&nbsp;Cricket is one of the world&rsquo;s most popular team sports. It is also a sport which, in terms of its organisation and governance, over the last ten years has undergone some of the most radical developments of any professional sport globally, notably with the establishment of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and thus offers lessons for administrators and managers across the sport business spectrum. In this presentation Ian Smith presents a broad historical overview of the development of the &ldquo;industry&rdquo; of cricket over the last decade, from the particular viewpoint of the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA). He concludes his analysis with some suggestions for re</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-10-20">Read more about &quot;The Governance of Cricket&quot;</a></p>
<h3>&ldquo;The Effective Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility Policy in English Football&rdquo;<img height="102" width="170" alt="Steve Sutherland" src="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/images/SteveSutherland" align="right" /></h3>
<p><strong>Wednesday 7th October 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Steve Sutherland, Sports Industry Strategy Consultant</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;In this presentation Steve Sutherland, former Commercial Director of Charlton Athletic FC and currently Strategy Consultant to the Sport Industry, will discuss how football clubs, by working more closely with sport business partners, can develop their own effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. Drawing on his extensive experience in professional football in England he will argue that the strategic development of CSR programmes has a significant role to play in assisting clubs build their brands and fanbases whilst making a real contribution to the social wellbeing of their local communitie.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-10-06">Read more about The Effective Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility Policy in English Football</a></p>
<h2>&ldquo;The English Premier League: A Global Brand or `Peoples&rsquo; Clubs?&rsquo;&rdquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 10th June 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>David Conn, Writer and Guardian Newspaper Columnist</strong></p>
<p>Since its foundation in 1992 the Premier League has grown to become the world&rsquo;s richest and most successful elite club football competition. Fans have flocked to stadia, television broadcasting rights have been sold for fortunes here and around the world, and the clubs have become coveted &ldquo;trophy&rdquo; assets for a string of international millionaires. However, for many the league embodies much that is wrong in modern sport; over-commercialisation, a corrosive financial divide with the rest of football, and huge personal fortunes being made by director-shareholders and agents, as well as players and managers. In this presentation David Conn assesses the booming popularity and glittering success of the English Premiership and assesses its challenges and its impact on the rest of football and the traditional roots of the game.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-06-10">Read more about &quot;The English Premier League: A Global Brand or `Peoples&rsquo; Clubs?&quot;</a></p>
<h2>&lsquo;Getting on with the Game&rsquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 3rd June 2009 - 6pm&mdash;8pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Martin Atkinson, Premier League Referee</strong></p>
<p>In 2008 the Premier League launched the &lsquo;Get on with the Game&rsquo; initiative in which Premier League Chairmen, managers and players all signed up to charters that outline acceptable standards of behaviour. The relationship between players and the referee is an important aspect of this initiative. In this semi-nar Martin Atkinson, a Premier League and FIFA listed referee, will discuss a range of issues.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-06-03">Read more about &lsquo;Getting on with the Game&rsquo;</a></p>
<h2>&ldquo;A Trans-Atlantic Conversation: What Americans can Learn from European Sport, and Some Outsider Observations About European &lsquo;Football&rsquo;&quot;<img alt="" src="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/images/fansoftheworldunite/fansoftheworldunite" align="right" /></h2>
<p><strong>Tuesday 31st March 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Stephen F. Ross, The Pennsylvania State University</strong></p>
<p>In a recent book (Fans of the World, Unite! Stanford University Press), Stephen Ross and Stefan Szymanski argue that American sports fans are victims of monopolistic practices by sports leagues, which would be significantly ameliorated by the introduction of the European system of promotion &amp; relegation. In addition, they identify significant inefficiencies that work contrary to the interests of fans and the sport as a whole when leagues are controlled by the participating clubs. They argue European football is characterized by the latter problem as well. But that the unique structure of the Indian Premier (Cricket) League provides a third model that addresses many of the structural issues in both American and European sports.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-03-31">Read more about &quot;A Trans-Atlantic Conversation&quot;</a></p>
<h2>&lsquo;Sponsorship in Sport:&nbsp; Fit &amp; Function&rsquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 25th March 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Guy Masterman, Head of Division, Sport Sciences, University of Northumbria<br /> Director of the UK Centre for Sport and Event Research</strong></p>
<p>In this presentation Guy Masterman focuses on the importance of sponsorship as an integrated communications tool in sports business and discusses a successful approach for both sponsors and rights owners drawing on material from his book Sponsorship for a return on investment; and from research conducted at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-03-25">Read more about 'Sponsorship in Sport:&nbsp; Fit &amp; Function</a>'</p>
<h2>&ldquo;Legal Cases That Resulted in FIFA Implementing Regulatory Change: Why Sports Governing Bodies Cannot Ignore the Law&rdquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 4th March 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Juan de Dios Crespo, Ruiz Huerta &amp; Crespo Lawyers (Spain), and Iusport; and Alfonso Valero, Nockolds Solicitors (UK) and Iusport.</strong></p>
<p>The <em>Bosman</em> ruling, the <em>Granada 74</em> affair, the <em>Carlos Tevez</em> saga and the <em>Webster</em> award all have one thing in common: as a consequence of a legal ruling or award, FIFA decided (or was forced) to change its regulations. This presentation will review those cases in order to provide an insight as to the merits of the judgements.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-03-04">Read more about &quot;Why Sports Governing Bodies Cannot Ignore the Law&quot;</a></p>
<h2>&ldquo;An analysis of transfer fee trends and the implications for English football&rdquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 25th February 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Geoff Mesher, Head of KPMG&rsquo;s Sports Disputes Team</strong></p>
<p>In this presentation Geoff Mesher will present an analysis of transfer fee trends that have emerged in the English leagues over recent seasons as highlighted by KPMG&rsquo;s Football Transfer Monitor publication. Geoff&rsquo;s analysis will consider the factors driving a number of key trends relating to average fees by player age and position, spending patterns of traditional Big 4 Premiership sides in comparison to non-Big 4 Premiership sides and the destination of non-English based Premiership transfer spending.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-02-25">Read more about &ldquo;An analysis of transfer fee trends and the implications for English football&rdquo;</a></p>
<h2>&ldquo;Creating Sustained Success: Delivering a World Class Player Performance Model for an Elite European Champions League Club.&rdquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 11th February 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Michael Forde, Performance Director, Chelsea FC</strong></p>
<p>It is widely acknowledged that Bolton Wanderers football club was one of the most effectively managed football clubs in the Premier League over the last ten years, driven by a commitment to the development of best practice in the wider business management of the club as a source of competitive advantage which saw a revolution in the club&rsquo;s application of sports medicine, scouting and player retention strategies, performance analysis and administrative support. Bolton&rsquo;s Performance Director Michael Forde was widely acknowledged as having played the key role in implementing and driving this strategy forward to the extent that he has now moved on to become Performance Director at Premiership top four club Chelsea. In this presentation, drawing on his experiences at Bolton and having reviewed similar strategies at some of the world&rsquo;s most important sporting organisations, Michael discusses the challenges in developing and implementing a performance culture at a leading European football club.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-02-11">Read more about &quot;Creating Sustained Success&quot;</a></p>
<h2>&ldquo;UEFA and the European Union, a game of two halves&rdquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 4th February 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dr Borja Garc&iacute;a, Lecturer in Sport Management and Policy, Loughborough University</strong></p>
<p>European football&rsquo;s governing body (UEFA) has enjoyed a difficult relationship with the institutions of the European Union (EU) and, especially, with the application of EU law to its own decisions and activities. However, over the years UEFA has recognised the importance of EU institutions and EU law in the governance of European football. In this presentation Dr Borja Garc&iacute;a will outline of the evolution in the relationships between UEFA and the institutions of the European Union from mistrust in the aftermath of the Bosman ruling to an environment of co-operation and relative positive feeling on both sides.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-02-04">Read more about &ldquo;UEFA and the European Union, a game of two halves&rdquo;</a></p>
<h2>&ldquo;The Model of Governance at FC Barcelona in 2008: Balancing Member Democracy, Commercial Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sporting Performance.&rdquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 28th January 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Sean Hamil, Geoff Walters &amp; Lee Watson (Birkbeck College, University of London)</strong></p>
<p>A popular justification for takeovers of English football clubs by millionaire private owners is that in order to be successful at the highest level a club needs to be able to attract major private investment to compete in the international football player labour market. However, ironically, FC Barcelona, one of Europe&rsquo;s most successful clubs, is a not-for--profit sporting club owned by over 150,000 members, or socios. This presentation, drawing on a soon-to-be published book chapter by the presenters, critically considers the reasons why the untypical ownership and governance structure of FC Barcelona does not appear to hamper its ability to compete in financial and sporting terms. It also addresses the charge by critics that the mutual form of ownership is inherently unstable at a major football club due to the alleged potential for political machinations provided by the democratic process for electing club presidents, making reference to the recent vote-rigging scandal at Real Madrid.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-01-28">Read more about &ldquo;The Model of Governance at FC Barcelona in 2008: Balancing Member Democracy, Commercial Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sporting Performance.&rdquo;</a></p>
<h2>&ldquo;`The English Disease&rsquo;? The Causes of, and Solutions to, Football Violence Involving English Fans Abroad&rdquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 21st January 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dr Geoff Pearson, University of Liverpool</strong></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/images/footballhool/footballhool" align="right" />In this presentation, drawing on material from his book Football Hooliganism: Policing and the War on the English Disease (co-authored with Dr Clifford Stott), Dr Geoff Pearson challenges the traditional view that football crowd disorder abroad is caused simply by travelling hooligans &lsquo;looking for trouble&rsquo;, argues that many legislative and policing responses have had little impact in reducing the scale of &lsquo;hooliganism&rsquo;(casting a particularly critical eye on the validity and effectiveness of &lsquo;Football Banning Orders&rsquo;) and concludes by making some recommendations as to how disorder involving English fans abroad can be reduced without damaging the rights and legitimate expectations of law-abiding football supporters.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-01-21">Read more about &ldquo;`The English Disease&rsquo;? The Causes of, and Solutions to, Football Violence Involving English Fans Abroad&rdquo;</a></p>
<h2>&lsquo;Match fixing and the Anti-Corruption Code in Tennis&rsquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 14th January 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Jamie Singer, Onside Law</strong></p>
<p>Jamie Singer is a commercial lawyer at Onside Law, a law firm that specialises in the sport, fashion and entertainment industries. In this seminar Jamie will present an analysis of the different types of corruption which can affect sport and lead to contrived results assessing how these might be effectively combated. The analysis will be illustrated through a case study examining the recently introduced anti corruption programme for tennis.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-01-14">Read more about &lsquo;Match fixing and the Anti-Corruption Code in Tennis&rsquo;</a></p>
<h2>&lsquo;Ars&egrave;nal: the Making of a Modern Superclub&rsquo;</h2>
<p><strong>Wednesday 7th January 2009 &ndash; 6.00pm</strong></p>
<p><strong>Alex Fynn</strong></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/images/ArsenalBookCover/ArsenalBookCover" align="right" />In this presentation, drawing on material from his recently published book Ars&egrave;nal: the Making of a Modern Superclub (co-authored with Kevin Whitcher), well-known consultant to the football industry Alex Fynn will examine the critical role of Arsenal team manager Ars&egrave;ne Wenger in not only team affairs but also his involvement as a key influencer on the evolution of wider business strategy at the club.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com/news/2009-01-07">Read more about &lsquo;Ars&egrave;nal: the Making of a Modern Superclub&rsquo;</a></p>


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