Suicide during international sports events (football World Cup-2018)

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 92-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Yasir Arafat ◽  
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain
Keyword(s):  
World Cup ◽  
Sports Events

Examining the Structures of Major Football Tournaments on Television: An Analysis of the Quality of World Cup and European Cup Broadcasts

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Horky
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Different Parts

In most countries, live broadcasts of sports events generate enormous numbers of viewers and reach impressive market shares. In this article, the author examines the structures of major football (soccer) broadcasts on German television and makes conclusions on the quality of sports journalism. A longitudinal analysis is made of the broadcasts of the last 9 German matches in World and European Cup championships of the past 16 years on German television. A closer look at different parts reveals an increasing loss of meaning for live coverage, as well as rising preliminary and postreporting within the broadcasts. A finer cross-section examination of the football finals in 2006 and 2010 shows a lack of journalistic programming in the live broadcasts, with an increasing loss of meaning for sports journalism

Whatsappsport: Using Whatsapp While Viewing Sports Events

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-296
Author(s):  
Ilan Tamir
Keyword(s):  
Active Role ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Social Agent ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
The Social ◽  
Integral Element

Viewing sports events was always qualitatively different from the viewing experience of other genres. The social experience and emotional investment of sports viewers created unique viewing habits, in which second screens and social media effectively extend the experience of the millions of concurrent sports viewers wishing to share their feelings with each other. The enormous popularity of Whatsapp groups in recent years, and especially sports-focused groups, has made this app an integral element in event viewing, and created a unique viewing dynamic. This study analyzes the discourse in Whatsapp sports groups in Israel as its members view the 2018 World Cup soccer games, in an effort to identify the new role of second screens during sports broadcasts. An analysis of group messages shared by Whatsapp sports groups whose members cover a diverse range of ages and geographic locations basically shows that, in contrast to other media genres in which second screening is not necessarily related to the content broadcast on the primary screen, sports fans demonstrate an absolute commitment to the primary broadcast when second screening. On a deeper level, this study identified four main functions of Whatsapp groups during sports broadcasts: a social agent that supervises and controls the nature and quality of the primary screen broadcast, the generator of discourse that extols viewers’ expertise and effectively challenges traditional sport hierarchies, an active role in game management as fans attempt to influence game outcomes, and a means for extending fans’ celebrations of victory beyond the boundaries of the game.

Expect amazing! Branding Qatar as a sports tourism destination

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Theodoropoulou ◽  
Julieta Alos
Keyword(s):  
Value For Money ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Multimodal Discourse ◽  
Sports Tourism ◽  
Digital Material ◽  
Modern Landscape ◽  
Mega Event

This article focuses on the ways in which, after its successful bid to host the ‘mega event’ of World Cup 2022, Qatar is branded as a sports tourism destination in the online semioscape and linguascape of sports events. The promotional multimodal digital material that Qatar has already released to launch its ambitious sports-related projects in both its English and Arabic versions is analysed from a critical perspective of multimodal discourse analysis and social semiotics, focusing on image making. This includes the strategic use of symbolic and material markers that construct Qatar as a distinctive destination offering its visitors high quality sports while also being good value for money as it brings the world to its visitors through sports, inter alia. Finally, the argument put forward is that Qatar constructs a politically appealing and distinctive campaign, oscillating between tradition-driven utopia and the remarkably transformed modern landscape of the country.

scholarly journals An Enhanced Mathematical Model in Sports Events Timetabling

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Saeed Simorghi ◽  
Mostafa Bakhshandeh
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Mip Model ◽  
Time Order ◽  
Sport Events

Events such as Olympics, Football World Cup and Golf and Tennis huge tournaments have always drawn the attention from fans and TV viewers. To obtain this attention many factors are involved. One the major reasons to attract fans is the time order of matches. Another factor is that prominent matches must be distributed over a time interval of the tournament. These make a problem which is called "Sport Events Timetabling". This article develops a MIP model to scheduling sport events. In this model, intrinsic constraints of sport events timetabling are considered. For example, it is possible to schedule group matches and matches which plays between two teams, simultaneously. At the end a case study is introduced and solved with the GAMS 9.32 software.

scholarly journals Importance of digital marketing in major sports events: On example of 2019 FIBA World Cup and AMG platform

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
Ivana Markov-Čikić ◽  
Slaviša Veselinović
Keyword(s):  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Special Relationship ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Social Field ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
Internet Media ◽  
Media Audience ◽  
Media Group

Using the example of a major basketball sporting event such as the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, we can clearly see how sport, as a particularly dynamic social field, has found its foothold in online media such as Adria Media Group platforms thanks to companies like Roda, which have become a part of the experience of major sports competitions, thus establishing a special relationship with consumers. The Roda commercial was present for over 16 days, 768 hours, or 3,987,456,000 seconds, a figure that is unimaginable on classic media such as nation-wide TV channels. In addition to the quantitative benefit mentioned above, it is important to note that the relations with Roda consumers, namely 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup audience and AMG internet media audience have improved qualitatively because in the virtual market consumers become creators of the offer and from the very beginning direct the features of what they will buy.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF FAN ZONES IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT

space&FORM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (44) ◽  
pp. 249-260
Author(s):  
Yuliana Petrovska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Training Design ◽  
Pilot Projects ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
The World ◽  
The Olympic Games

The present article examines the question of organization of official fan zones in Kyiv and other cities of the world during the Olympic Games, World Cup, UEFA European Championship, and other sports events, their location indoors and in open areas. The paper identifies specific features and sets of elements for formation of fan zones, examines scholarly works on the issue of organization of fan zones in the urban environment, describes the methodology of the scientific research, presents pilot projects of design of fan zones for watching sports contests in the course training design.

scholarly journals Global Events and Architectural and Urban Renovation of the City (on the Example of the Preparation of Volgograd for the FIFA World Cup-2018)

2018 ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Alexey V. Antyufeev
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Global Event ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Urban Renovation ◽  
Global Events ◽  
The City

The article highlights the basic urban problems arising in cities, hosting major world events during the latest decade. Major sports events become a good accelerator of urban developments and environmental improvements of the city due to the construction of unique objects. One of the most large-scale world events are sports games. In connection with the fact that the World Football Championship is held in Russia this year, the experience of Russian cities in architectural and town-planning redevelopment is of great interest. The author considers the issues of architectural and urban redevelopment of the city on the example of Volgograd, one of the Russian cities in which the FIFA World Cup 2018 will be held.The author of the article was directly involved in the work of interdisciplinary project team as a part of a regional team. The peculiarities of territorial-spatial placement of major objects of the championship in the linear city are defined. Evaluation of infrastructure renovations allowed the author to identify positive outcomes and negative urban trends that have emerged when infrastructure of a global event invades urban fabric of a megalopolis. Among negative consequences the articles highlights issues related to cultural heritage loss. Particular focus is made on future of championship legacy. Urban renovations are planned which allow to organize effective exploitation of infrastructural objects after the global event took place. In particular, redevelopment of master plan statements along with development and land-use rules will be required taking into account the use of championship legacy.

Identifying Core, Exciting, and Hybrid Attributes in Fans' Assessments of Major (World Cup) Spectator Sports Events

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 786-803
Author(s):  
Li-Shiue Gau
Keyword(s):  
Dimensional Space ◽  
The Other ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Spectator Sports ◽  
The Core ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Spectator Sport ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
National Stadium

This paper adopts a methodology of asymmetrical analyses to investigate the relevant importance of spectator sport attributes in terms of their non-linear associations with the benefits that fans experience while watching sports. Questionnaires tapping 16 attributes (e.g., teamwork, sportsmanship, level of competition) and 16 benefits (e.g., good mood, exciting experience, support for my favorite team) were distributed to a sample of fans at the outdoor broadcast of the 2010 World Cup final game at the National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 427 participants rated the importance and benefit of each attribute experienced from watching the game. Attributes were categorized as core, exciting, or hybrid attributes. The star player was the core attribute; rivalry, popularity, and coach were the exciting attributes; and the other 12 attributes were hybrid. Two-dimensional space analyses showed that attributes “sportsmanship, teamwork, and supporting a team” were both explicitly and implicitly important attributes. The methodology of asymmetrical analyses can help managers prioritize the focus of attributes and allocate resources effectively.

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