USING RANKING MODELS TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT IN FIFA COUNTRIES
https://doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2016-2-69-76
Abstract
The article identifies the most important factors fostering the development of football which are entered in the unique index for 209 country-members of FIFA. The authors used 11 indicators that are divided into 3 groups of criteria: sport achievements, popularity of football, conditions for football development. As a result we can see the conventional approach to assessing the level of football development in the country, identification of bottlenecks in development programs and benchmarking of the best world practices. This index can be used by FIFA and continental football federations to allocate funds.
About the Authors
Anatoliy I. Vorob'ev
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Economics, Professor, the Head of the Department for Management and Marketing in Sports Industry of the PRUE
36 Stremyanny Lane, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
Il'ya V. Solntsev
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD, Assistant Professor, Director of the Center of Strategic Research in Sport of the PRUE
36 Stremyanny Lane, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
Nikita A. Osokin
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lab-assistant – Researcher of the Center of Strategic Research in Sport of the PRUE
36 Stremyanny Lane, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
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Vorob'ev A.I., Solntsev I.V., Osokin N.A. USING RANKING MODELS TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT IN FIFA COUNTRIES. Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. 2016;(2):69-76. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2016-2-69-76
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