Dr Maurizio Valenti

My profile

Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer in the Sport Policy Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University.

My main research interests reside around sports economics and sports management. The research I conduct covers various aspects of women’s football, including competitive balance, uncertainty of outcome and countries’ international sporting success. I have collaborated with UEFA and national football associations to help inform their decision-making regarding the long-term sustainability of the women’s game.

Teaching

Why study…

The industry of sport has become increasingly professionalised and multi-faceted in the last 25 years. As such, those working in sport need the necessary skills to face the complexity of this industry across its various sectors. Sport provides divergent political, societal and commercial interests with a common platform to interact. The sport programmes we run at Manchester Metropolitan University are designed for our students to acquire the abilities to apply theoretical concepts into the real world. This will help them advance their careers and contribute to further expand the industry of sport.

Subject areas

Sports Management

Supervision

1. Salomon, G. (2018/21). A cross-national investigation towards an integrated model and measurement tool for gender equity in the sport workplace. PhD supervised by Scelles, N., Valenti, M. and Grix, J., Manchester Metropolitan University (Sport Policy Unit).

2. Newham, T. (2019/23). The winner’s curse in mega sporting events: Definition and measurement, from the auction to host the event to its legacy. PhD supervised by Scelles, N., Valenti, M. and Grix, J., Manchester Metropolitan University (Sport Policy Unit).

3. Mastoras, D. (2020/26, in progress). Alternative and complementary medicie and its role in elite sports: Examinig the current statuts, the perspectives and implications for the main stakeholders. PhD supervised by Valenti, M., Scelles, N. and Peng, Q., Manchester Metropolitan University (Sport Policy Unit).

Research outputs