Whether in business or football, all interim managers need certain skills to succeed. The use of interim managers is on the increase, so Alium Partners takes a look at the successes and failures of UK football’s iterim managers to find out who is the king of interim.
Stadiums filled with screaming Starcraft fans have been a Korean staple for years. The makers of the online massively multiplayer game League of Legends have worked with broadcast partners of the NFL, MLB, and NHL to present live competitive events. As e-sports head west they’re gearing up for their biggest stage yet.
Does the high level of investment guarantee a football club a top position in the major leagues? Which derby matches arouse the most interest? This infographic from Bet.Unibet looks at the rivalries of the top clubs.
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund travel to Wembley Stadium, London for the the Champions League final which takes place on the 25th of May 2013. This is going to be the first time when two German teams meet in the final. Check out this infographic from BigFREEBet.com and let the facts speak for now!
The following infographic from insure4sport Blog is a tribute for the outgoing Manchester United Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. After 27 years in the business he is retiring from management after turning United from a struggling side to England’s most successful club.
Manager, leader, legend; the football world was shocked this month by the sudden retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, the legendary manager of Manchester United. This timeline infographic looks back on all 26 years of Fergie’s time at the United helm, recalling good times, bad times and some times you may have even forgot happened.
The London Marathon is here in which spectators will see thousands of professional athletes and enthusiastic runners take to the streets of London for the annual sporting event. While some participants run with victory and record breaking in mind, others see the race as one of the UK’s most famous fancy dress affairs, flaunting wacky costumes and light-hearted antics for very real charities.
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, InetSoft Technology Corp thought it’d be a great idea to get some statistics and facts on the draft so they created an infographic titled “NFL Draft 101″. They started by examining the top ten NFL draft picks by position from 2002-2011. From there they took a closer look at the pro bowl starters from 2008-2013 and noticed that most starters come from the top 50 picks of the draft, but there were a surprising amount of undrafted starters that appeared in the Pro Bowl.
The 2013 US Masters in Augusta is kicking off, and this infographic from The Sporting Index outlines some factual information connected with the US Masters championships over the years. It contains lots of material including how many times a number one player has won, which shots have worked best for whom, when Tiger Woods last donned the Green Jacket, as well as building up to whether Tiger Woods will end his 5-year drought of Major wins.
With the World Cup and Olympics set to take stage in Brazil, eMaint thought they would visualize how this will be affecting the economy by illustrating what they are doing to prepare for these events. The following infographic points out the transportation that is being built to get everyone where they need to go, the different venues that they need to construct to host the different sporting events, and the jobs that will be generated from the World Cup and Olympics. The infographic also provides background information on the economy and it’s GDP, as well as the largest cities and their population.
