INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTIONIntroduction to the Special Issue on Communication and Soccer
Lauren Burch, Matthew Zimmerman, and Beth Fielding Lloyd
INDUSTRY INTERVIEWS
The Beautiful Game Rises in the United States: Interview With Roger Bennett, Cohost of Men in Blazers
Matthew Zimmerman and Lauren Burch
Interview With Andrew Zimbalist, Professor of Economics, Smith College
Kelsey Slater
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
“I Just Couldn’t Believe I Was There”: An Exploration of Soccer Pilgrimage
Jeffrey W. Kassing and Pratik Nyaupane
Translating Tweets in the Soccer Industry: Identity Management and Visibility in a Global Game
Roger Baines
International Sport Federations’ Social Media Communication: A Content Analysis of FIFA’s Twitter Account
Mathieu Winand, Matthew Belot, Sebastian Merten, and Dimitrios Kolyperas
Television Sport Journalism at the UEFA Euro 2016 Championships: A Comparison of Live Commentary From Four Countries
Thomas Horky, Marianna Baranovskaa, Christoph G. Grimmer, Honorata Jakubowska, and Barbara Stelzner
CASE STUDIES
“Mes Que un Club” and an Empty Camp Nou: A Case Study of Strategic Ambiguity and Catalan Nationalism at Football Club Barcelona
Jeffrey W. Kassing
Soccer Clubs as Media Organizations: A Case Study of Benfica TV and PSG TV
Fernando Borges
BOOK REVIEWS
Managing Sport Business: An Introduction, 2nd Edition
Jillian McNiff
Field Guide to Covering Sports, 2nd edition
Travis R. Bell
Managing and Developing Community Sport
Velina B. Brackebusch
Sports Economics Uncut
Ju Young Lee
Financing Sport (4th edition)
Mark E. Moore
MEDIA REVIEW
High Flying Bird
Julia S. Glahn
