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Korea DPR have won another U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup™ when they overcame Japan Football Association U-20 team. Most people might have questions whether they have a functional league in their country, why their women's senior team is not visible but the truth is they have been winning these youth tournaments. Read the article below to understand more about their country's football policy: https://lnkd.in/djeH7x6x

What would Messi or Ronaldo be doing if football wasn't invented? What would Dzokovic , Serena and other tennis greats be doing if tennis wasn’t invented? What would, him or her or you be doing if what you currently do wasn’t invented or happened as a product of innovation? Let’s narrow down to football, Of course I love and play football. Let’s go…. Before the beautiful game of football was conceived, where did the raw talent, the instinct for goal, the precision pass and other abilities find their outlet? Perhaps they were hunters, their eyes scanning the horizon for prey, their bodies primed for the chase. Maybe they were warriors, their agility and strength honed in combat. Or maybe, just maybe, they were simply children, expressing their boundless energy in spontaneous games of “police-and-thief” or hide-and-seek. The point is, talent is raw, unrefined potential. It's like a diamond in the rough. Before the world of football, these diamonds were scattered, their brilliance yet to be discovered. Today, we're in a world bursting with potential. From technology to art, from science to sports, new fields of play are constantly emerging. The question is, where is your diamond? What platform are you waiting for to shine? Imagine a world without comedy skits… Hmmm…. No “Ngwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo “ No “ Don’t leave me… “ Where would their witty remarks, Their impeccable timing, And ability to turn everyday situations into hilarious moments find an audience? Social Media became their stage.. Once again, The question is, where is your diamond? What platform or vehicle are you waiting for to shine? What platform or vehicle will you create to shine if you can’t find any? Will you pass or take a hold for your life and recreate a world for your diamond? It’s up to us. #talent #innovation #history #invention

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆: 𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸? 🤔 A few weeks ago, we released a Delphi study on the future of women's football. While our experts didn't always reach a consensus, they shared a promising vision for the sport in Germany, predicting the fan base could triple by 2031. Consequently, the media headlines were optimistic—growth is a universally welcomed goal, especially in women’s sports. But with only seven years until 2031, current Women's Bundesliga attendance hasn’t caught up to these projections. After three rounds this season, the 12 clubs distributed only 37,876 tickets, averaging 2,104 per match. Even though Bayern Munich has (formally) sold out twice, most seats across the league remain unsold. For context, last season’s average was 2,865, slightly up from 2,720 the season before. However, even if attendance triples by 2031, reaching around 9,000 per match, it would still fall short of the 11,256 tickets currently averaged by Germany’s 3. Liga. In terms of attendance demand, the men's game remains on a different level, and it will do so for quite some time. Of course, this is just a snapshot. It's early in the season, and there are many matches still to come, including high-profile games in the men's team stadiums, which tend to drive substantial demand. Still, the snapshot underscores a key point from our report: Yes, growth is possible—but it’s not automatic. Innovation, investment, and time will be crucial. Do you (still) believe the hype? Let me know your thoughts.

In modern football world conformity to the idea of “order” is en vogue. Due to great success of few coaches who have imposed a specific way of playing the beautiful game, lot of coaches from grassroots and Sunday league to the highest echelon of the game have followed suit in hopes of replicating the success of handful of coaches. Albeit nothing inherently wrong in doing so – due to the role of business priorities of profit through winning – this approach lacks originality, authenticity and in the word of the great Steve Jobs, nobody is “thinking different”. The absence of bravery in going against the stream creates a system of football, which resembles more of an engine run by optimization of cogs than a beautiful painting, breath-taking sculpture or transcendent musical piece inspired by a moment of brilliance during chaos. True, the debate between chaos and order has been in football since the dawn of the beautiful game. It is characterized by a swinging of the ideological pendulum, but the force that creates motion for the swing is no longer unpredictable “wind” but some rational - mechanistic structure. The pursuit of victories has extinguished players’ ability and even desire for pure self-expression, which is directly correlated to the emotional experiences of people following the game. Sure, the euphoria of trophies creates strong emotions, but even grand victories have what economists call “diminishing returns”: the feeling of joy decreases over time after each subsequent trophy. Although in my native Finland there is a saying “hunger grows as you eat”, the constant stream of trophies with a style of football where cogs behave based on some optimization of probabilities isn’t going to create memorable victories. Do you recall who scored in Real Madrid’s 12th UCL winning game? Mhmm that’s what I thought…

How to cultivate and sell a positive vibe in tough times? — The UEFA EURO 2024 kicks off Friday night, presenting a major opportunity for retailers to boost sales and foster a positive mood nationwide. Given the lasting subdued #consumer sentiment, it's all the more reason for retailers to embrace their responsibility to lift spirits. And a chance to increase profits, particularly for specific categories of goods. So far, there has been little effort to generate optimism in the retail sector leading up to the soccer event, as I mentioned to Martina Kausch for RUNDSCHAU für den Lebensmittelhandel. Yet, no other sport in Europe can equally captivate people and fulfill their hunger for community and celebrating together. It's all about emotions. Products need to be infused with emotions to sell effectively. Retailers must proactively market such an event. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/ezgNMczk #EURO2024 #soccer #fussball #EM2024 #marketing #Sales #RetailStrategy #Optimism2024 #myWHU

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Days of football and melancholy in Germany | Euro Cup Germany 2024 | Soccer The contrast is notable. In 2006, Germany organized the Football World Cup in an atmosphere of collective joy under a hospitable motto: The world as a guest in the house of friends. One remembers the colors of the national flag everywhere: in windows, bars and gardens; in the form of a pennant placed on cars, bicycles and baby strollers; in bracelets, necklaces and other jewelry. And one also remembers the general enthusiasm encrypted in the confidence that the team inspired and established in times of economic prosperity and high national self-esteem prior to the international financial crisis of 2008. The panorama has changed in a negative sense. One has been residing in the German country for four decades and never to date had he perceived so clearly a kind of generalized melancholy, from which the Euro Cup that will begin today, Friday in Munich, is not immune. The championship is, yes, in the sports pages and in the news, but not in the streets as in that colorful summer of 2006. The reasons for this disaffection are multiple and come from a few years ago, aggravated by the economic situation and the national and European sociopolitical situation. Seeing daily images of explosions and deaths in Ukraine and Gaza, one really doesn’t feel like giving in to joy. The German myth of the country of poets and philosophers (Dichter und Denker), of the disciplined nation that works like a clockwork mechanism, industrious, innovative, reliable, known and admired for its organizational spirit, methodical work and punctuality, today finds a place mainly in the favorable judgment of those who are unaware of its current state, without this meaning that yours is an isolated case. Germany’s problem is Europe’s problem and it can be called by different names. For example, decay. He left it to others more versed in these matters to elucidate the causes. Ordinary citizens simply realize that there is a lack of personnel everywhere, that the efforts of entrepreneurs are discouraged, that there is no train that leaves or arrives on time, that news of violent knives is common and that uncertainty has turned into fear and irritation. It leads more and more citizens to seek desperate solutions in political formations that promise a heavy hand and call democracy into question. It is true that a national soccer team full of stars and with good prospects of victory, as was the case in other times, could contribute to the momentary oblivion of the present problems and breathe some enthusiasm into the nation. However, the team does not inspire confidence after failing to even make it past the group stage in the last two World Cups. In view of the mediocre game and the difficulties in beating modest rivals in the preparations for this Euro Cup, Toni Kroos was not shy about recently stating what he thinks. “We are not strong enough,” he said. Of course, goalkeeper Manu...

X is home to all topics of conversion with sport and music being one of the top! There is a series of significant events fast approaching in Europe: Eurovision, The Euros and Olympics, and brands have an opportunity to connect with our leaned and valuable audiences in real time! 🎶 The Eurovision Song Contest is in Sweden this year, and the levels of conversation on X climbing with a total of 1.1M total posts!  ⚽️The #Euros2024 is the most anticipated events this year!Football is the most talked-about sport on 𝕏. During the last World Cup, the football conversation generated over 147 billion impressions on the platform, and every year, the UEFA Champions League alone drives hundreds of millions of posts.  🥇Every day, conversations about different sports happen naturally, setting the stage for major sporting events on global town square conversation. And the #PARIS2024 Olympics is the culmination of that, so much so that Grok predicts it to be the most awaited event of the year by the 𝕏 audience. For brands keen to connect with consumers, there is an opportunity to join the conversation and stand out in a creative way during the most talked about events and interest topics. We’re here to help you understand the conversation and provide customer insights and trends to give you the strategic advantage you need!

Some irony in this article - "is tech hurting the drama of sport?" The piece is based on the removal of human line judges from Wimbledon and it goes on to discuss technology in cricket and football. In tennis, we hear about "the drama" where a crowd is "watching the screen and waiting" for the technology to come up with a verdict. The drama of waiting is an interesting concept when we are also told, in the same piece, that in football "many people are frustrated" because of "decisions taking too long." Both things can be true, of course. Tennis is ahead of football in how it communicates these processes to the fans inside the arena (I think all sports that do a version of this are ahead of football in this regard - and will be until we mic the refs or have an announcer communicate what's happening on behalf of the ref). I also accept the point that line calls in tennis are not subjective whereas offside or handball in football can be. This is another reason why "the tech" in VAR will never be universally accepted - the calls made by human refs were never universally accepted either (despite the revisionism post VAR where people try to tell us that everyone merrily accepted refereeing decisions in the old days). Forget also for a second that VAR in football isn't really "technology" in the same way line calls are (it's just a video replay which another human can look at - yes it's 'technology' but in much the same way your VHS machine was when you were growing up). The main point is we should be equable when comparing "technology" in various sports. If there is "drama" in waiting for a decision in one sport, we should acknowledge there is also drama in doing so in another sport, and with some fairly simple tweaks we could bring those two experiences even closer together. Whilst also remembering that the point of VAR is not drama, but to help us get to better decisions, which statistically and removing subjectivity, it does a very good job of.

Well, of course there is politics in football | Euro Cup Germany 2024 The year 2009 had just begun when Frederick Kanouté scored a goal and lifted his Sevilla shirt to reveal another black garment with the motto Palestine written in white letters. It didn’t take long for him to be sanctioned by the Competition Committee of the Spanish Football Federation: a 3,000 euro fine, specifically. An “absolutely disproportionate” sanction. “If these types of sanctions were always applied, there would be no columnists who would give their opinion,” Pep Guardiola said then, raising the flag of freedom of expression, the only one of all the flags that is removed from time to time from journalists. football players. It is a common feeling that no one is interested in the political opinion of footballers, that they have to remain neutral because they represent a club that includes fans with different sensitivities. Exactly why? A footballer only represents me on the field. And it seems more than enough to me, honestly. How was a footballer going to represent me far from a field if our lives are not at all similar, if we do not have even remotely the same economic situation, nor the same concerns, nor the same tastes, nor the same relationship with the city in which that we live? The perfect and immaculate footballer must give his opinion exclusively about the ball, a single issue like in competitions. The sober footballer does not speak, he limits himself to playing. Well, either he talks little, enough not to bother, but, above all, enough not to expose himself. Because? Why are we interested in a player’s favorite movie, what music he listens to, where he goes on vacation (probably Ibiza or Santorini), what he likes to eat, who he follows on social networks, who he interacts with, what clubs he frequents, but can’t we be interested in their ideology? “Don’t mix football with politics,” we are told, as if they were bleach and ammonia, vinegar and baking soda, or worse still, as if we were mixing tequila with Jägermeister starting at two in the morning, ignoring the effects of a hangover. Football, we are told, is a sacredly apolitical space, the place to escape from the headaches of the real world. But that untouchable sanctuary is a mere illusion. We all like to feel that football is an Eden of distraction, a kind of harmless zone of play, entertainment and irrelevance. Although we all know deep down that, beyond the pleasure that football offers us from time to time, the spectacle is deeply deformed and, of course, crossed by money and politics. How could it not be if the international football organizations, the leaders who preside over them, the decisions they make, the venues they choose, the commercial agreements they reach, if everything, absolutely everything has to do with politics. By their very nature, most of the clubs were born in predominantly working-class areas, converting the sports liturgy into a kind of popular ...