Best practices in disabled football: an analysis of the Portuguese industry

This thesis aims to provide an understanding of the historical, organizational, and competitive framework of disability football, while characterizing Portugal’s offering in the sport, comparing it to some of the best practices found at an international level. Reviewing these best use cases will hopefully serve as the basis for a national action plan to reinvigorate the sport. Pursuing growth in confidence, self-efficacy, and self-perceived high quality of life for disenfranchised individuals and communities, through the power of sports, proves to have extraordinary socio economic added-value potential