Global Sport Leaders

Emmanuel Bayle is Professor of Sports Management at the Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He has published numerous titles in the field of sports management, CSR and the management of non-profit organisations. Patrick Clastres is Professor of Sports History at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. His research interests include cultural and political contemporary history, Olympic studies and international sport federations.

• 1. Introduction: Becoming a Global Sport Leader; Patrick Clastres & Emmanuel Bayle. - Part I: Founding Ideologies. - 2. Pierre de Coubertin: The Inventor of the Olympic tradition; Patrick Clastres. - 3. Alice Milliat: A Feminist Pioneer for Women’s Sport; Florence Carpentier. - 4. Jules Rimet: FIFA’s Missionary President; Philippe Vonnard  Grégory Quin. - 5. Henri de Baillet-Latour: Globalising the Olympic Movement; Florence Carpentier. - Part II 1970-1980s: The 'Dassler Revolution'. - 6. João Havelange: A Businessman for World Soccer; Philippe Vonnard & Nicola Sbetti. - 7. Philippe Chatrier: The Fight to Control Professional Tennis; Emmanuel Bayle. - 8. Juan Antonio Samaranch: From Barcelona Elite to the Olympic World; Jean-Loup Chappelet. - 9. Richard (Dick) W.D. Pound: The Architect of Olympic Business; Milena M. Parent & Benoît Séguin. - Part III 1990s-2000s: Commercialisation, Professionalisation and Governance. - 10. Hein Verbruggen: Bringing a Corporate Mentality to Sport’s Governance; Joséphine Clausen & Emmanuel Bayle. - 11. Jacques Rogge: The Quest for New Olympic Values; Roger Vanmeerbeek & Thierry Zintz. - 12. Sepp Blatter: Wielding Power Through FIFA; Sandro Arcioni, Emmanuel Bayle and Hervé Rayner. - 13. Lamine Diack: The Pride of a Continent  Claude Boli. - Part IV Looking Forward: Alternative Models or a New Sporting Governance?. - 14. Bernie Ecclestone: Formula One’s Entrepreneurial Ringmaster; Steven Stuart. - 15. Jagmohan Dalmiya: The Prometheus of Modern Cricket; Souvik Naha. - 16. Arab Autocrats Put Their Stamp on Global Sports Governance; James Dorsey.