Business of Sport

Today we shine a light on one of sport’s best kept secrets. Miguel Sequerra guides us through the life of an agent. 🤩 Working with Mbappe, Neymar, Beckham, Ricciardo and many more… 💼 What is the role of an agent? 🤝 How do you source & structure elite-level sponsorships? 📸 Who are the most in-demand athletes? ❌ Who never made the most of their brand? All on Business of Sport 🔥 (links in comments) #SportsBusiness #Agent #sport #commercial #Mbappe #sportsindustry #businessofsport

Captaining your national Test side is one of the crowning achievements in Cricket. Ollie Pope is the latest to live that dream. 🧢 Becoming England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Captain 🏏 How Test Cricket will survive 💰 How International Cricketers are Paid 💥 Short-form vs Long-form Cricket 🌏 Why players opt for franchise Cricket All on Business of Sport 👇 (links in comments) #cricket #englandcricket #sportsbusiness

When the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) introduced The Hundred as a new format into the already busy English domestic cricket calendar, it’s fair to say it was met with a mixed response from those within the game. The format disrupted what many see as the purity of cricket, with new rules & an even shorter runtime aimed at capitalising on a new age of sports consumerism. Welcome ‘youth’! Fast forward 4 years and the implementation seems a success; a festival of cricket attracting a family audience incorporating some of the sport’s big names. But now is the time to develop. Vikram Banerjee is the Director of Business operations for the ECB with a major job on his hands. It’s time to privatise the franchises! 💯 The intentions & goals of The Hundred Keep cricket relevant! Make it more consumable? Build value into the English game…why should the IPL have all the fun? But it’s a risk, and a big one. Changing the rules of the hallowed game; it’s not going to go down well with everyone. But in times when we more often than not criticise inaction, isn’t a governing body exploring new avenues of engagement while benefiting the established entities a positive? 💰 Privatising The Hundred franchises Franchises are hot property. New leagues are cropping up everywhere with huge prices put on participation. Why is now the time to open the gates to private investment? Most importantly, how will the funds be distributed into the wider cricketing structure? It’s big money for big upside… 🏏 The future of cricket Is this creative implementation or unnecessary tampering? Protect the ‘traditional' formats while encouraging growth of the consumable month long cricket feast. There is space for everyone here. The bigger question is can The Hundred stand out amongst the 17 other franchise leagues around the world? How will the next decade unfold for the English domestic game? All on Business of Sport 👇 (Links in comments) #SportsBusiness #TheHundred #ECB #Cricket #EnglandCricket

Paul Tisdale, football’s most fashionable man. This was a headline used by the media across much of his hugely successful tenure at Exeter City Football Club. To minimize his impact to this one statement does him a huge discredit. Paul is one of Football’s great thinkers; a visionary with a self-professed simplistic approach to the game. But simple is often most effective. With over 600 EFL (English Football League) matches as manager, this is a man who knows how to deliver results. But how? 💫 Handling elite talent at a lower-league club Paul had an exceptional eye for future elite-level talent, bringing through the likes of Ollie Watkins, Ethan Ampadu & Matt Grimes during his tenure at Exeter. What makes this truly extraordinary is that he managed to recruit & foster such talent without a scouting department at the club. But recruitment is only half the story here. The future of lower league clubs depends on securing large fees for these players, including significant sell-on clauses to guarantee the financial security of the clubs. Knowing when to hold and when to sell is an imperfect science, but Paul & the team around him managed to build a self-sustaining conveyor belt of talent to raise millions in transfer fees and still remain competitive. 👔 Dressing for battle Paul did not become football’s most fashionable man on a whim. This was a carefully constructed plan to show his players that he meant business. His matchday attire became his armor, and he openly encouraged his players to play as their true authentic selves by reflecting this attitude on the touchline. But did it work? 🏆 What success looks like to Exeter City It goes without saying that football clubs exist to win matches, & Exeter City was no different. But the role of a manager within a club in the Football League goes far beyond that. Paul was entrusted with several responsibilities a top-flight manager may not have to deal with, such as scouting, transfer negotiations & even cash flow forecasting. How was he able to juggle all of these requirements & not lose sight of his core responsibility: to win? This Business of Sport show is for all who take an interest in the pressures & challenges facing managers in the English Football League. (links in comments) #SportBusiness #ExeterCity #FootballManagement #EFL #Football

Football club owners can be illusive & tow the party line. But Charlie Methven is not your typical owner. On this week’s Business of Sport, we gain unique & unfiltered insight into the reality of running a club outside of the English top-flight. Through his experiences at both Sunderland AFC & Charlton Athletic Football Club, Charlie offers us a window into the inner workings & struggles that these clubs face on a daily basis. 🎥 How Sunderland 'Til I Die inspired Welcome to Wrexham The concept of a behind the scenes football documentary is now much more common-place, but Sunderland ‘Til I Die was a trailblazer. It inspired a new type of sports documentary. Success is great to watch, but so is reality. If it’s not perfect, don’t make it so. Did the show really inspire Welcome to Wrexham…? 👀 🗑️ The FA’s fatal mistake when it comes to women’s football The franchise structure has been continuously embraced in US sport to great success, and the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is the latest in a long line of pioneering closed leagues. Closed isn’t always bad. Women’s football in the UK had the very same opportunity, which Charlie passionately believes is one the FA has squandered. Why? 🏆 Which is the best run club in football? The modern football club is no longer judged purely by their trophy cabinet or league record, but also by their ability to run as an effective business. There are many strong contenders in this space now, but there are also plenty of teams who have been completely mismanaged through negligent ownership. But who’s nailed it?? The Premier League is the pinnacle; what about the 72 below? All on Business of Sport 👇 (links in comments) #SportBusiness #EFL #Football #FootballBusiness

Most people don’t naturally associate Rugby & the US. However, with the 2031 Rugby World Cup heading to the States, this might all be about to change. Marcos Galperin, owner of e-commerce giant Mercado Libre, certainly thinks so. Last year, he bought US Major League Rugby team Miami Sharks for just $7M. Today, we have him on Business of Sport to discuss: 🇺🇲 Why the Rugby World Cup is heading to the US? 🏉 Major League Rugby as an emerging global force in Rugby 💰 The true cost of owning an MLR franchise 🌊 Riding the Miami sporting wave & why he bought Miami Sharks (link in comments) #Rugby #SportsBusiness #WorldRugby #MajorLeagueRugby #RugbyWorldCup

Alexis Ohanian Sr. is one of the most prolific sports owners & investors. He has secured controlling stakes in Angel City Football Club, the world’s most valuable women’s sports team, alongside TGL franchise Los Angeles Golf Club & recent athletics venture ATHLOS. He is a huge advocate for the development of women’s sport, and is focused on one simple belief: Women’s sport hasn’t even begun to scratch the surface of its potential as an entertainment product, commercial opportunity, or social needle mover. Today on Business of Sport, we discuss: 💰 Securing the largest kit deal in women’s sport ⚽ What are the core revenue streams for a National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchise?  📽️ Putting media at the heart of everything  🤖 The future of sports in an AI world (Links in comments) #SportsBusiness #Football #FootballBusiness

All football fans think they know how they’d run their club and build a trophy laden dynasty. The reality is it’s not Football Manager. As the co-owner of Ipswich Town FC, Phoenix Rising Football Club, and Rhode Island FC, Brett M. Johnson is building this for real. 💰 Can you balance success with profitability? 🙌 Restoring Ipswich to the top tier of English football 🚀 Can the Major League Soccer be more than a retirement league? …and persuading Didier Drogba to join Phoenix Rising The entry price for top sports assets is increasingly high. How do you find value where it may not be recognised? All on this week’s Business of Sport 👇 (links in comments) #ipswichtownfc #phoenixrising #mls #premierleague #football #sportbusiness

Are NJ/NY Gotham FC on track to be the first women’s $BN sports franchise? 💰 Carolyn Tisch Blodgett is Co-Owner of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) reigning champions Gotham FC. The commercial viability of women’s football is a hot topic. While there is major debate around the structures behind the European game, the US seems to be onto something… Angel City Football Club’s recent $250m sale to The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger demonstrates the value to be had where buy-in price is still attractive. A rising tide lifts all boats. This week, we bring it all together: 🇺🇲 Rise of women’s football in the US ⚽ How do you buy an NWSL franchise? 🌎 NWSL as an emerging player in global sport 🌟 Female athletes as wider cultural icons With the New York Football Giants also in the family sporting portfolio, this is an ownership who know how to build value in sporting organisations! (Links in comments) #SportBusiness #WomensFootball #NWSL #GothamFC #NewYorkGiants

“Do whatever it takes to be a winner” 🥇 Sean Fitzpatrick is one of the greatest All Blacks of all time. 🏆 Rugby World Cup Winner 🇳🇿 New Zealand Rugby Captain  🏉 World record 63 consecutive test apps But he is more than the sum of his rugby achievements… ‘Play where your feet are’ is about 100% commitment to whatever you do. That applies to sport. It also applies to business. When you’re at your best, improve! This is a special conversation with one of sport’s great leaders 👇 (links in comments) #SportBusiness #Rugby #NewZealand #AllBlacks