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The Business of Sports Management
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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June 12, 6:27 AM
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IOC reshapes Olympic programme and host selection

The Executive Board proposed on Wednesday assessing disciplines rather than sports and adding a strategic phase to future host selection, under reforms that must still be approved by the organisation's session in Lausanne.

The IOC preparing wide-ranging reforms to the composition of the Olympic Games programme and the process for selecting future hosts. The initiative, presented by President Kirsty Coventry following the Executive Board meeting, forms part of her 'Fit for the Future' programme and will be put to a vote at the 146th IOC Session on 24-25th June.

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June 11, 11:36 AM
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Football stakeholders agree new rules to bring stability to transfer system

Football stakeholders agree new rules to bring stability to transfer system | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

June 11 – Earlier this week FIFA announced that it had settled the Lassana Diarra transfer case over claims for compensation. Yesterday FIFA and football’s key stakeholders approved a new regulatory framework that they say will bring stability and certainty to the global transfer system In 2024, Diarra won a landmark case at the Court of Justice for the European for the European Union (CJEU) against FIFA and the Belgian FA in which he claimed restrictive labour practices had caused him €6 million in loss of earnings. 

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June 10, 11:00 AM
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Platini rains on Infantino’s World Cup parade, filing criminal complaint in French courts

Platini rains on Infantino’s World Cup parade, filing criminal complaint in French courts | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Michel Platini has dropped a political bomb on his former UEFA deputy, Gianni Infantino, who rose above him to become FIFA President 10 years ago.
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June 4, 3:51 PM
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Stephen Curry, Li-Ning and the ambition to build a brand like Air Jordan

Stephen Curry, Li-Ning and the ambition to build a brand like Air Jordan | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Stephen Curry signs with Li-Ning to take Curry Brand to a new global scale, with basketball, golf, lifestyle and personal brand ambition
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May 31, 12:55 PM
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Soccer Valuations 2026 List: Most Valuable World Football Teams

Soccer Valuations 2026 List: Most Valuable World Football Teams | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
See Forbes’ 2026 list of the world’s most valuable soccer teams, led by two Spanish rivals and featuring 11 clubs from England’s Premier League in the ranking’s top 30.
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May 20, 1:03 PM
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Deloitte Football Money League 2026 | Deloitte UK

Deloitte Football Money League 2026 | Deloitte UK | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
The 2024/25 season set another new record, with the top 20 Money League clubs generating over €12 billion in revenue for the first time.
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May 19, 8:42 AM
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FIFA's Dominguez "took millions" in recovered funds, complaint alleges

FIFA's Dominguez "took millions" in recovered funds, complaint alleges | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

May 19 – South American football boss Alejandro Dominguez is facing an ethics complaint at FIFA over allegedly misappropriated funds.   The New York Times reports that the Conmebol President is under investigation following a complaint by a whistleblower that he received more than $5 million in payments recovered from the 2015 FIFAgate scandal which rocked world football’s governing body.  Senior FIFA officials have been aware of the complaint, made to the organisation’s ethics committee, for more than a year.

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May 8, 1:33 PM
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Exeter takeover by AFC Bournemouth owners approved

Exeter takeover by AFC Bournemouth owners approved | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Investment group could own Chiefs
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May 1, 2:33 PM
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Infantino peace making falls embarrassingly flat as Palestine’s Rajoub refuses to be coerced into Israeli handshake

Infantino peace making falls embarrassingly flat as Palestine’s Rajoub refuses to be coerced into Israeli handshake | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

By Paul Nicholson and Samindra Kunti in Vancouver
April 30 – An attempt by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to stage a photo-opportunity handshake between Palestinian FA president Jibril Rajoub and Israeli FA vice president Basim Sheik Suliman spectacularly backfired at the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada.

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April 30, 3:02 PM
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LIV Golf: Saudi Arabia to withdraw funding at end of season

LIV Golf: Saudi Arabia to withdraw funding at end of season | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Saudi Arabia will withdraw its multi-billion dollar backing of LIV Golf at the end of the season, plunging the future of the series into doubt.
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April 12, 6:09 AM
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JPMorgan Chase becomes IOC TOP sponsor

The new high-profile arrival, revealed this week by the Financial Times, is expected to join the International Olympic Committee's programme ahead of Los Angeles 2028, highlighting the continued appeal of sport to the world's largest corporations.

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April 8, 11:41 AM
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Haverfordwest County AFC faces High Court winding-up threat from HMRC

Haverfordwest County AFC faces High Court winding-up threat from HMRC | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

Chairman says issue has been dealt with, but winding-up notice is still listed ahead of High Court hearing HAVERFORDWEST County AFC is facing serious questions after an HM Revenue and Customs winding-up petition against the company behind the club remained live on The London Gazette website despite the chairman insisting the matter has already been dealt with.

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April 3, 4:44 PM
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Annual Review of Football Finance 2025 | Deloitte UK

Annual Review of Football Finance 2025 | Deloitte UK | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
The 34th edition of the publication reviews financial performance during the 2023/24 season, as well as exploring future projections and emerging trends shaping the industry.
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June 11, 11:45 AM
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Private credit lenders step up to provide financing to European football clubs

Private credit lenders step up to provide financing to European football clubs | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Institutional private credit lenders have become a "significant part” of the football finance landscape, according to PGIM.
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June 10, 11:14 AM
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FIFA agrees $355m fund with EFC for clubs who release players for World Cup, a 70% uplift on 2022

FIFA agrees $355m fund with EFC for clubs who release players for World Cup, a 70% uplift on 2022 | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
June 8 – FIFA will distribute $355 million to compensate clubs that have released players to play at the World Cup. For the first time $100 million has been reserved for clubs that released players for FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers. The agreement made between FIFA and European Football Clubs (EFC) is a 70% increase compared to the 2022 World Cup.  The $100 million will cover 905 qualifying matches with FIFA saying the anticipated benefit stands at about $2,360 per player, Read more …
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June 4, 4:54 PM
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FairSquare eyes ‘biggest complaint ever’ against FIFA and President Gianni Infantino 

FairSquare eyes ‘biggest complaint ever’ against FIFA and President Gianni Infantino  | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
FairSquare wants to deliver the “biggest complaint FIFA has ever received” against Gianni Infantino to the organisation's ethics committee.
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June 3, 12:01 PM
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Norwegian FA backs formal FIFA Ethics complaint over Infantino’s award of Peace Prize to Trump

Norwegian FA backs formal FIFA Ethics complaint over Infantino’s award of Peace Prize to Trump | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
June 3 – The Norwegian FA (NFF) has confirmed it is backing an official complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over an alleged breach of political neutrality rules. The NFF’s letter backs the complaint by NGO FairSquare to the FIFA ethics committee, demanding an investigation over alleged breaches of neutrality by Infantino.  Speaking at a press conference, Lise Klaveness, the chair of the NFF, confirmed that the NFF’s letter of support had been officially submitted. Read more …
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May 27, 3:27 PM
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Apple TV streams first major sports event shot on iPhones | AV Magazine

The broadcast on Apple TV, which was a partnership with MLS, saw the MLS football match between LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo FC captured solely on 15 iPhone 17 Pro Max devices.
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May 19, 8:46 AM
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Football Clubs With the Most Debt in 2025

Football Clubs With the Most Debt in 2025 | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Barcelona continue to top the football clubs with the most debt in 2025, with the Spanish club surpassing the €2bn mark.
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May 8, 4:42 PM
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Sponsors of Scottish football club jailed after being revealed as leaders of £12m cocaine trafficking ring 

Sponsors of Scottish football club jailed after being revealed as leaders of £12m cocaine trafficking ring  | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
International Sports News: Two businessmen connected to Motherwell FC have been sentenced to over six years in prison for orchestrating a cocaine trafficking ring valued at over £11 million. A detailed investigation unveiled their involvement in a significant drug operation while they maintained a facade of legitimate business success.
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May 2, 7:30 AM
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JP Morgan becomes a worldwide Olympic partner

The US financial services firm reached an agreement with the IOC on Tuesday to join the TOP programme as the first global banking sponsor, an alliance set to cover the Los Angeles 2028 and French Alps 2030 Games.

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April 30, 4:00 PM
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Russian doping cases: Wada investigation finds more than 300 cases from Moscow laboratory

Russian doping cases: Wada investigation finds more than 300 cases from Moscow laboratory | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
More than 300 sanctions have been handed to Russian athletes following the seizure of Moscow laboratory data in 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency says.
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April 29, 5:58 AM
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World Cup a "bonanza for sportswashing" says Human Rights Watch

World Cup a "bonanza for sportswashing" says Human Rights Watch | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

April 28 – Human Rights Watch has warned of “fear” and “authoritarianism” at this summer’s World Cup.  
Following Russia and Qatar, the finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada were seen as a safe haven, but the policies of US President Donald Trump have promoted widespread criticism and reshaped America’s global reputation – and on Monday Human Rights Watch, in a press briefing, cautioned that the tournament could be “a bonanza of sportswashing.  

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April 10, 11:11 AM
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Report predicts women’s sport revenues to hit $3bn in 2026, football to account for 35%

Report predicts women’s sport revenues to hit $3bn in 2026, football to account for 35% | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it

April 10 – Deloitte predicts that global revenues in women’s elite sports will reach at least US$3 billion (£2.2 billion) for the first time in 2026. This represents a 25% increase on the US$2.4 billion value generated in 2025.
Deloitte bases its numbers on matchday, broadcast, and commercial revenues. Commercial revenue – including sponsorships, partnerships and merchandising sales – is where Deloitte sees the largest share of revenues at 45% – a similar share to 2025 (46%). 

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April 6, 8:58 AM
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Will entertainment-led Rock League be future of curling?

Will entertainment-led Rock League be future of curling? | The Business of Sports Management | Scoop.it
Rock League, the first-ever professional curling league, starts in Toronto later on Monday, with six mixed-gender global franchises playing in an unusual format.
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