PROFESSIONALISM, A CHOICE OR AN OBLIGATION?

Abstract

In this study, we aim to shed light on the field of sports professionalism in the world, showing the difference between amateur sport and professionalism. The question was: Is sports professionalism a choice or a necessity? This is due to the transformation of sport from the activity of amateur and enjoyed by the masses of spectators to industry based on scientific foundations specialized in the promotion of media and professionalism, which generates hundreds of billions of dollars. Professional club, has become one of the most attractive areas of capital and the attention of economic forces, Represents a driving force for developing players' skills and improving the status of clubs and players.