1.Andrews, M., & Harrington, P. (2016).Off Pitch: Football’s Financial Integrity Weaknesses, and How to Strengthen Them. CID Working Paper No. 311.
2. Barajas, A., Fernández-Jardón,C., & Crolley, L. (2005). Does sports performance influence revenues and economic results in Spanish football?.MPRA Paper, No. 3234, posted November 2007.
3. Basirat, M. (2018). Providing a model for identifying the media value of football players. M.A thesis, Faculty of management, University of Tehran.(Persian)
4. Beirami jeghanab, L. Karimi, J., & Hosseini, M. (2019). Brand image with emphasis on the leading factors of sports celebrities in media advertising.Communication Management in Sport Media, 7(2), 61-70. (Persian)
5. Boyle, R., & Haynes, R. (2004). Football in the New Media Age, Routledge,London and New York.
6. Chanavat, N., & Desbordes, M. (2017).The marketing of football: history,definitions, singularities, strategies and forms of operationalization. Edited by:Nicolas Chanavat, Michel Desbordes and Nicolas Lorgnier. Routledge handbook of football marketing. (9-60), London and New York: Routledge.
7. Chan-Olmsted, S. M., & Wolter, L.-C.(2018). Perceptions and practices ofmedia engagement: A global perspective.International Journal on MediaManagement, 20(1), 1-24.
8. Chester, S. N. (2002). For footballresearch, British Football on Television,fact sheet 8, university of Leicester,www.Le.ac.uk/sneefr/.
9. Deloitte & Touche (2008). Footballmoney league, the reign in Spain.www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release.
10.Deloitte. (2012). Fan power FootballMoney League. Sports Business GroupFebruary 2012, www.deloitte.com /FML2012.
11. Deloitte. (2014). Annual Review ofFootball Finance. Retrieved on January10, 2015, from: http://www2. deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sport-business-group/deloitte-uk-annual-review-football-finance.pdf.
12. Deloitte. (2015). Annual Review ofFootball Finance. Deloitte’s Sports Business Group.
13.Desbordes, M. (2007). Marketing andFootball, An International Perspective.Butterworth-Heinemann publication.
14. Elahi, A. (2009). Barriers to andstrategies for economic development ofthe Islamic Republic of Iran footballindustry. Ph.D dissertation, Faculty ofphysical education, University of Tehran.(Persian)
15. Elahi, A., & Pouraghaei Ardakani, Z.(2004). Study of the Status of IranianFootball Stadiums in Comparison withEuropean Standards. Journal ofMovement, 19, 63-79.
16. Garcia del Barrio, P. (2016). Measuringempathy feelings in football throughmedia value. Revista de Psicología delDeporte, 25(1), 37-42.
17. Garcia del Barrio, P., & Pujol, F. (2016).Economic evaluation of football playersthrough media value. Working Paper.Birkbeck, University of London, London,UK.
18. Garcia-del-Barrio, P., & Pujol, F. (2013).Sport Talent, Media Value and EqualPrize Policies in Tennis .Working Papernumber 01/13.
19. Hall, R. (1992). The strategic analysis ofintangible resources. StrategicManagement Journal, 13, 135‐ 44.
20. Hoseini, S. A. (2013). Marketing inWomen's Sports and its Challenges.Journal of Research in Sport Sciences.30.
21. Kelly, P., & Hickey, C. (2008). PlayerWelfare and Privacy in the SportsEntertainment Industry InternationalReview for the Sociology of Sport, 43(4),383-398.
22. Keshok, C. M. (2004). The Effects ofEconomic Impact Information on theAttitudes of potential Sports Sponsorsoperating in Mid-Size and small collegecommunities. unpublished doctoraldegree dissertation, Department of SportManagement, Recreation Managementand Physical Education, Florida StateUniversity.
23. Khajeheian, D. (2009). Create value byco-marketing alliances: Developingsponsorship in Iranian football. Theinternational congress on science andfootball. Tehran. November, 1–3.
24. Khajeheian, D. (2019). An introductionto Managing Social Networks andPlatform Businesses. AdibanPublications. 1st edition. (Persian)
25. Khajeheian, D., & Sedighi, A. (2018).Competition Outside the Field:Economics and Marketing of Football inIran. IN: Khajeheian et al. (Eds),Competitiveness in Emerging Markets:Market Dynamics in the Age ofDisruptive Technologies. SpringerInternational Publishing. (Persian)
26. Khajeheian, D., Omidi, A., & Norouzi,E. (2019). Audience Engagement inMedia: A Conceptual Framework,Quarterly of Resaneh, in press. (Persian)
27. Khodadadi, M. R., Dehghanpouri, H., &Saderi, M. (2019). The role of mediacommunication and effective advertisingin attracting the financial supporter forthe Sport (Case Study: Table tennis in theEast Azerbaijan Province),Communication Management in SportMedia, 6(3), 100-110. (Persian)
28. Mnzava, B. (2012). Financial plight inEnglish premiership football: An impactof recent global recession University ofLeeds Pecvnia Monografico, 179-191.
29. Moghadas, M., & Kalateh Seyfari, M.(2017).Analysis of the Impact of Mediaon Consumer Attitudes toward the Brandand PurchaseIntention (Case Study:Sports Apparel Manufacturer Majid).Communication Management in SportMedia, 5(1), 63-72. (Persian)
30. Morrow, S. (1999). the new Business offootball. Scottish affaires, 47, 48-57.
31. Naghdi, Y., Kaghazian, S., & Afsharpey,A. (2013). Analysis of the EconomicFactors Affecting Income of FootballClubs (Selected World Clubs). Journal ofEconomics, Development and Planning.2(1), 21-43. (Persian)
32. Polonsky, M. J., & Speed, R. (2001).Linking sponsorship and cause relatedmarketing. European Journal ofMarketing, 35(11/12), 1361-1385.
33. Salimi, M., Zarea, H., & Khajeheian, D.(2012). Cooperative marketing alliancesfor new products commercialization as anentrepreneurial strategy: An analytical-comparative study of football industry.African Journal of BusinessManagement, 6(13), 4734. (Persian)
34. Samagaio, A., & Eduardo, C. (2007).Sporting, financial and stock marketperformance in English football: anempirical analysis of structural. Journalof Sports Economics, 7, 12.
35. Seyed Nezhad Fahim, S. R., & Eghdami,E. (2011). The importance of intangibleassets as a sustainable competitiveadvantage. Journal of Accounting,14, 120-124. (Persian)
36. Smith, C.T. (2009). Introduction to SportMarketing. Butterworth-Heinemann.
37. Strelize, B. (2005). Relationship in sportsponsorship: A Marketing Perspective,Unpublished doctoral degreedissertation. Faculty of Management,University of Johansborg.
38. Szymanski, S. (2001). Income inequality,competitive balance and theattractiveness of team sports: Someevidence and a natural experiment fromEnglish soccer. The Economic Journal,111(469), F69-F84.
39. Szymanski, S. (2003). The EconomicDesign of Sporting Contests. Journal ofEconomic Literature, XLI, 1137-87.
40. Thwaites, D., & Carruthers, A. (1982).Practical applications of sponsorshiptheory: Empirical evidence from Englishclub rugby. Journal of SportManagement, 12(3), 203-219.
41. Tomasini, N., Frye, C., & Stotlar, D.K.(2004). NCAA corporate sponsorobjectives: Are theredifferences between divisions I-A, I-AA,and I-AAA?. Sport Marketing Quarterly.13(4), 253-264.
42. Torabi, T., Ghorbani, M., Bagheri, M., &Tarighi, S. (2015), Methods forfinancing football clubs in the developedcountries and a comparative investigationagainst developing countries. Journal ofinvestment science, 4(13), 217-231(Persian).
43. Wilson, R .M. S., & Stenson, J .A.(2008). Valuation of Information Assetson the Balance Sheet: the recognition andapproaches to the valuation of intangible assets. Business Information Review,(25)3, 167-182.