The Business of the FIFA World Cup

Simon Chadwick is a researcher, writer, academic, consultant, advisor, and speaker whose work focuses on leading and managing in complex environments. His areas of expertise are in policy and strategy and international and global markets, as well as business and marketing. Chadwick has three decades of experience working in the global sport, event, and cultural industries, particularly in an Afro-Eurasian setting. He is a professor of AfroEurasian sport and advises several clients from across the world of sport.

Paul Widdop is a reader in sport management at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. His research examines how social and economic networks shape the organisation, consumption, and cultural meaning of sport. He works at the intersection of sociology, economics, and geography, with a particular focus on social network analysis and the structural mechanisms that underpin inequality, participation, and value in sport.

Christos Anagnostopoulos is the founder, director, and chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Governance and Social Responsibility in Sport and a core member of UNESCO's Fit for Life Knowledge and Innovation Network. He is a faculty member at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar, and visiting professor II at Molde University College, Norway, and an adjunct professor at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. He consults with organisations, including Generation Amazing Foundation, Cyprus Sport Organization, Sport Integrity Global Alliance, and Qatar Olympic Committee, and is an elected executive board member of the World Association for Sport Management.