Sustainable Entrepreneurship in the Football Industry: Designing a Model for Future-Oriented Development

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1 Department of Sport Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

2 Department of Sports Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

10.22098/rsmm.2026.19907.1570

Abstract

This study aimed to test the model of sustainable entrepreneurship in the football industry and to examine the structural relationships among the research constructs in the quantitative phase. The statistical population included managers, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders in the football industry. Data were collected using a standardized questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale and analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Smart PLS software. The results indicated that causal, contextual, and intervening conditions have a significant effect on the central phenomenon, and the central phenomenon has a positive and significant impact on strategies. Furthermore, strategies play a determining role in explaining the economic and social consequences of sustainable entrepreneurship in football. The model fit indices were within an acceptable range, indicating a good fit of the structural model. Overall, the findings of the quantitative phase demonstrate that sustainable entrepreneurship in the football industry is the result of a multidimensional interaction of individual, structural, and institutional factors and can contribute to sustainable economic and social development in this field.

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Research in Sport Management and Marketing

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 26 July 2026

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