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Since 2013, a Sports Management news archive of resources designed to support the book The Business of Sport Management, eds. John Beech and Simon Chadwick, Pearson Education. Regularly updated with news from the world of Sports Management.. See also http://tinyurl.com/TBOEM for Events Management news, including, for example, the FIFA World Cups.  Using the TAGS below is strongly recommended.
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September 19, 5:49 AM
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NBA Europe 27-28: the basketball revolution

NBA Europe 27-28: the basketball revolution | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
The NBA prepares its European launch in 2027-28, a league set to transform basketball with expansion, economic impact and new markets
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September 15, 7:54 AM
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UEFA report finds increased squad sizes is reducing workload for many but transfer inflation is rampant

UEFA report finds increased squad sizes is reducing workload for many but transfer inflation is rampant | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

September 15 – UEFA’s European Club Talent and Competition Landscape report, released this morning, has underlined two of the defining features of modern European football: the growing effort to protect players from overload and the relentless rise in transfer spending.
Across the continent’s top 20 leagues, clubs used more players than ever before in 2024/25 – a decision UEFA say is a conscious rebuttal of the increasing player workload. 
The report finds that the introduction of five substitutions and greater emphasis on rotation has driven an 8% rise in player usage since the rule was first adopted.

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September 3, 10:34 AM
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Transfer markets generate record €14.2bn worldwide in player spending in 2025

Transfer markets generate record €14.2bn worldwide in player spending in 2025 | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

September 3 – With the transfer window shut in most of the game’s major markets, CIES Football Observatory in its latest analysis reports clubs worldwide have invested about €14.2 billion in players in 2025, 14% more than the previous record set in 2023.
This Post presents the balance sheets for the 121 eams worldwide involved in incoming or outgoing transactions totalling more than €50 million overall.

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More at https://inside.fifa.com/transfer-system/media-releases/global-transfer-market-new-all-time-highs-2025-mid-year-window 

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August 28, 2:50 PM
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What's behind the growth of professional basketball in Africa

What's behind the growth of professional basketball in Africa | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
AfroBasket 2025, organized by FIBA Africa as part of its strategy to expand and professionalize basketball on the continent
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August 27, 11:53 AM
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EU Commissioner slams plans to take European football games abroad

EU Commissioner slams plans to take European football games abroad | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Playing regular-season European football games outside Europe would be a ‘betrayal’ of the sport’s identity and community roots, according to the EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef.
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August 21, 1:03 PM
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The political game behind world sport

The political game behind world sport | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Explore how global sports influence politics, diplomacy, and human rights, shaping international relations and societal change across the world stage
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August 13, 5:11 PM
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Red Bull complete takeover of Premiership strugglers Newcastle

Red Bull complete takeover of Premiership strugglers Newcastle | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Austrian energy drink company Red Bull has taken full ownership of Newcastle Falcons, who will be renamed Newcastle Red Bulls, the Premiership Rugby side said on Tuesday.
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August 8, 4:54 PM
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SPFL side hit with 15-point deduction over 'insolvency event'

SPFL side hit with 15-point deduction over 'insolvency event' | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Edinburgh City have been landed with a punishment over a long-standing issue
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August 5, 5:16 PM
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Legal case a 'seismic confrontation' between players and Fifa

Legal case a 'seismic confrontation' between players and Fifa | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
BBC Sport looks at a new legal case described as a 'seismic confrontation' between football players and Fifa
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July 17, 12:04 PM
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Sporting Lisbon Taps JPMorgan for €100 Million-Plus Debt Sale - Bloomberg

Sporting Lisbon Taps JPMorgan for €100 Million-Plus Debt Sale - Bloomberg | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Sporting Lisbon is working with JPMorgan Chase & Co. on a plan to raise at least €100 million ($117 million) in debt in the coming months, according to people familiar with the matter.
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July 13, 4:01 PM
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Fifpro not invited to Fifa player welfare meeting

Fifpro not invited to Fifa player welfare meeting | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Global players' union Fifpro is not invited to a "key" meeting that Fifa president Gianni Infantino held on player welfare and where a minimum three-week off-season break was agreed, BBC Sport has been told.
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July 10, 5:10 PM
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Wimbledon expansion land cannot be built upon, High Court told

Wimbledon expansion land cannot be built upon, High Court told | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Save Wimbledon Park is challenging major expansion plans by the AELTC at the High Court.
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July 8, 8:53 AM
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FIFA opens office at Trump Tower, New York

FIFA opens office at Trump Tower, New York | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

July 8 – FIFA has opened an office at Trump Tower in New York City, deepening its already close ties with the much-criticised US administration. 


US President Donald Trump and FIFA supremo Gianni Infantino have long enjoyed something of a love-in, and this latest move by world football’s governing body cements its ties to the man and his sometimes controversial policies. 

Campaign groups recently warned FIFA that it risks becoming a “public relations tool to whitewash the reputation of an increasingly authoritarian government” over a US immigration crackdown which many insist has impacted attendances at the Club World Cup.  

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September 16, 10:09 AM
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FIFA launches free-to-access jurisprudence database

FIFA launches free-to-access jurisprudence database | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
September 16 – FIFA has launched a public access digital database covering all football-related case from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT), from 2002 to the present.
The FIFA Football Jurisprudence Database gives open access to decisions that shape the governance of the game, as well as providing a tool to help understand decision-making and craft new cases.
Football-related disputes account for more than 72% of all CAS cases. Read more …
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September 4, 5:20 PM
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FIFA confirms transfer window broke all records with women’s transfers growing 80% on 2024

FIFA confirms transfer window broke all records with women’s transfers growing 80% on 2024 | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

September 4 – More data from the record breaking summer transfer window is emerging with FIFA releasing top line data culled from its Transfer Match System that logs, tracks and clears all international player movement.
FIFA figures say the June 1 to September 2 window (including transfers during the special transfer window from June 1-10 due to the Club World Cup 2025) showed men’s football spending on transfer fees reached $9.76 billion, a new all-time high and an increase of more than 50% against the 2024 summer transfer window. 

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September 3, 10:31 AM
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German chancellor Merz says 50+1 rule ‘strongly anchors’ the club game

German chancellor Merz says 50+1 rule ‘strongly anchors’ the club game | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

September 3 – German Chancellor Frederich Merz has backed the 50+1 club ownership rule that remains a cornerstone of the country’s football industry, but is increasingly under pressure.
On the eve of the DFL’s general assembly in Berlin, Merz spoke out in favour of the 50+1 rule to representatives of the league association and the clubs. He said: “I remain a proponent of this rule,” adding that “the strong anchoring of the clubs is and remains important.”

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August 28, 2:38 PM
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New research: Cricket flooded with betting sponsorships after pandemic

New research: Cricket flooded with betting sponsorships after pandemic | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Research by Play the Game reveals a surge in betting deals, with 1737confirmed partnerships between betting companies, cricket teams, tournaments, and players in the last two decades.
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August 27, 7:45 AM
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SPFL statement – Edinburgh City's 15 points deduction

SPFL statement – Edinburgh City's 15 points deduction | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Edinburgh City's 15-point deduction upheld
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August 19, 1:10 PM
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European Soccer transfer fees setting a new debt market for clubs

European Soccer transfer fees setting a new debt market for clubs | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
European soccer teams fighting for players are igniting a debt market using the players’ transfer fees as collateral.
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August 13, 1:41 PM
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Barking mad. Romanian FA launches replica kit for pets

Barking mad. Romanian FA launches replica kit for pets | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

August 13 – The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has launched a special campaign targeting Romania’s “most loyal supporters” and man’s best friend – dogs.
The Romanian FA’s unique line of pet clothing is now available in official store throughout the country. The average price for a pet kit is 99 Romanian lei (€20). For comparison, a regular Romanian national team kit costs 399 lei (€80).
“If you have a pet, get ready to support the National Team with it at the matches this fall! "

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August 7, 4:31 PM
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No man is an island, but Jack Warner doesn’t look to be leaving his any time soon

No man is an island, but Jack Warner doesn’t look to be leaving his any time soon | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

August 7 – Football’s most wanted, former Concacaf president and FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, looks to have once again evaded the possibility of extradition to the USA on 29 charges of wire fraud, racketeering, money laundering, and bribery.
Warner was indicted in the 2015 US Department of Justice case against FIFA that brought the global governing body to a standstill and a moral and ethical crossroads. 

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July 28, 9:40 AM
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FIFA ups the ante in its bid to break the world players’ union FIFPro

FIFA ups the ante in its bid to break the world players’ union FIFPro | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

July 28 – FIFA has returned fire in its war against players’ union FIFPro criticising what it says is the “increasingly divisive and contradictory tone adopted by FIFPRO leadership”. While calling for a return to the negotiating table, the FIFA statement will likely only escalate the conflict – perhaps the statement’s only objective as FIFA bids to break the unions.
Echoing what a lot of stakeholders in Europe and beyond have whispered in the corridors of power without ever going on record, 

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July 17, 11:42 AM
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Brutal sanction for Montenegrin club found guilty of match-fixing

Brutal sanction for Montenegrin club found guilty of match-fixing | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

July 17 – UEFA has delivered its verdict on Montenegrin club FK Arsenal Tivat, and it is brutal. Banned from European competition for ten years. Half a million euros in fines. Life bans for key figures.  
It all revolves around a Conference League qualifying tie which raised red flags for European football’s governing body. Arsenal Tivat managed a respectable 1-1 draw away at Armenian side Alashkert in July 2023, only to collapse 6-1 at home in the return leg.

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July 10, 5:13 PM
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Olympique Lyonnais saved from relegation on appeal

Olympique Lyonnais saved from relegation on appeal | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

July 10 – Olympique Lyonnais have pulled off the great escape, with French football’s financial watchdogs at the DNCG reversing their previous decision to relegate the historic Ligue 1 club.
After months of bureaucratic posturing over debts running into the hundreds of millions, the Commission of Appeal has ultimately decided the seven-time champions can stay in the top-flight of French football.

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July 8, 9:16 AM
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Brazilian football clubs post R$1bn deficit despite record revenue

Brazilian football clubs post R$1bn deficit despite record revenue | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Spending outpaces gains from transfers and marketing as debt returns to 2020 levels
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