Major League Soccer and its U.S. Fan Base

• 영문명: Major League Soccer and its U.S. Fan Base
• 발행기관: 한국스포츠과학회
• 저자명: Junsang AHN
• 간행물 정보: 『The Journal of Sport and Applied Science』Vol.8 No.2, 1~12쪽, 전체 12쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경영학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.06.30

영문 초록

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand fans’ perception of the MLS. Particularly, this study investigates both the avid fan’s perception of the MLS as well as the same perception in a potentially larger audience. This study aims at (1) segmenting the findings into three groups, (2) understanding the characteristics of these groups from the sport marketing prospective and (3) comparing the three groups to see whether there are any similarities and differences. Research design, data, and methodology: Using motivational factors alongside the 4P’s of marketing, these three segments were analyzed and their similarities and differences were compared. An online survey was created and distributed through different MLS databases. Results: Prior to the distribution, a few hypotheses were made regarding the motivational factors of fans; specifically, that the quality of play has led to a lack of interest in the league and that the presence of star athletes has the potential to bring in more fans for the league. The quality of play and star athletes are important and thus a bigger emphasis needs to be placed on the designated player rule. At the same time, more television coverage as well as more exhibition games with international teams can generate more buzz for the league and garner more fans. Conclusions: This study explored motivational factors which support fanship of Major League Soccer. Further implications were discussed.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Literature Review

3. Method

4. Results

5. Discussion

6. Conclusion

References

키워드

Major League Soccer MLS Fan base DP rule Soccer