The Sports Of The Business World

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Organizational and corporate performance is often likened to sports metaphors, as both share similar factors like leadership, communication, teamwork and achieving a certain goal.

Teamwork, and positive relationship between the team contributes to success, as various studies of football and the olympic teams have proved. The team bonding ensures unity and trust, resulting in better results.

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World Cup 1930

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In 1929, it was decided that the first ever World Cup would take place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930. Thirteen nations would be participating after accepting invitations - no qualifications took place. In 18 matches, 70 goals would be scored including the first hat-trick in World Cup history by Guillermo Stábile.

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The First-Ever Football World Cup

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A thirteen-nation tournament took place in July 1930, in a series of 18 matches to form the first-ever International Football World Cup. This happened in Uruguay, and the home team were also crowne...

Uruguay: The Hosts

A country in South America, Uruguay, host and winners of the first world cup were a great economy before the 1930s depression era. They had won the Paris Olympics 1924 and also the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928.

The Arena

The first World Cup was played in the capital Montevideo at three different stadiums, with the final match at Estadio Centenario with over 90000 people watching.

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What science can tell sportswriters about why we love sports

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Freaks! Studies show that self-esteem of sports fans, like these watching the World Cup final, is bound up in their team's performance. (Susan Meiselas / Magnum Photos) This summer was tumultuous for the mood of nations, as you may have read in the sports section.

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Sports Fans

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Sports is a big deal across the world, with die-hard fans who are extremely emotional towards their home teams. It is hard to pinpoint the motivations of a sports fan, and why a win or a loss of a ...

Why We Love Sports

Sports psychologists have a list of why people love sports:

Sports carry self-esteem benefits.
Commercial reasons (money bets etc.).
Peer pressure of being part of their group.
Sports are exciting.
Sports is an aesthetically pleasing activity.
A venue for emotional expression.
Sports is an escape from real-world problems.
Sports provide a sense of connectedness and belonging.

Explaining Sports Appeal

Talent-Luck Theory: Sports appeals to a lot of people due to its ability to balance skill with randomness.
Mirror Neurons: Many fans are able to feel what the player is feeling, and experience the excitement first-hand in his mind, with no barrier between the self and the outside world.

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