Presenting Model of Privatization Barriers in Iranian Professional Football, Mixed Research

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Mahdi Salatin Eslamie ¹ , nematollah nemati ² , tahere bagherpoor ³

1 - PHD Student in Sport Management, Department of Physical Education And Sport Science, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Department of Physical Education And Sport Science, Daghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Department of Physical Education And Sport Science, Daghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran

Received: 2023-01-05 Accepted : 2023-09-13 Published : 2023-06-22

Keywords: Privatization, Iranian Football Clubs, Legal Approach,

Abstract :

The present study was conducted with the aim of presenting a model of privatization barriers in Iranian professional football using a mixed method. This research is an exploratory research and was conducted by combined method. The statistical population of the research in the qualitative section included ten professors of sports management and ten professors of sports law, and in the quantitative section included managers of the Football Federation, managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth and CEOs and board members of Premier League and League football clubs. The first is that their number is 350 people based on the information in the databases, which according to Morgan table, 285 people were selected as a sample. First, the factors related to the research topic were identified through the Delphi process, and finally 12 components were identified for the research, and then the interpretive structural process was performed. Then research questionnaire was developed and exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data. Findings showed that obstacles to the privatization of Iranian football clubs with a legal approach include political interference, interference with administrative procedures, financial problems of clubs, privatization procedures, and regulatory laws. According to the findings, it can be concluded that with the development of club infrastructure and the supervision of relevant organizations, with financial transparency and strict supervision of the Ministry of Sports, the field of club privatization can be provided.