THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS – OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC AND MEDIA INFLUENCE

Vesna Milenković, Dejan Milenković

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https://doi.org/10.22190/TEME210726072M
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1197
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1214

Abstract


The Covid-19 pandemic has brought great financial problems to the whole world. The football industry also felt the negative effects. A two-month break from not playing football matches affected all football factors. The clubs lost income from various sources, among which they were most financially affected by the lack of fees for TV rights and the loss of earnings from the game itself. The Covid-19 pandemic caused problems even after the return of football competitions, among other things due to the ban on spectators coming to the stadiums. There was no income from non-football sources, such as concerts and other events held at football stadiums. Due to the firm connection between the media, the economy and football, the aim of this paper is to present, from an economic and media point of view, the situation in which the football industry in Europe finds itself under the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords

football, Covid-19, competitions, media, economics.

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