The Euro World Cup and Major League Soccer are fueling footballmania
Implications - Major League Soccer introduced soccer to North America. At the same time, increasingly larger World Cups have sparked football hooliganism to a new level. Capitalizing on Europe’s patriotic spirit we are seeing a new rise in football merchandise and fashion.
Trend Themes
1. Rise of Football Hooliganism - Major League Soccer and larger World Cups have sparked a rise in football hooliganism to a new level, creating disruptive innovation opportunities in security technology and fan engagement.
2. Fashionable and Provocative Soccer Merchandise - Marketers can add sex appeal to capitalize on popular soccer events such as the Euro World Cup and Major League Soccer to create disruptive innovation opportunities in fashion, sports merchandise, and advertising.
3. Green and Upcycled Soccer Products - The trend towards environmentally friendly products extends to soccer, creating disruptive innovation opportunities in the upcycling and repurposing of soccer balls, as well as sustainable merchandise and furniture.
Industry Implications
1. Sports Merchandise - The rise in soccer's popularity offers disruptive innovation opportunities for marketers in sports merchandise, such as sustainable products or provocative designs.
2. Security Technology - The trend towards football hooliganism creates disruptive innovation opportunities in security technology, such as innovative crowd control measures.
3. Fashion Industry - The trend in fashionable and provocative soccer merchandise offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the fashion industry to capitalize on popular soccer events, such as the Euro World Cup and Major League Soccer.
