Jerry Korczak, managing director, sports finance, at Macquarie Group, considers the range of finance options available to football clubs to help them navigate the challenges ahead
USL looks to financially aid, incentivize clubs with new revenue-sharing scheme
Court Jeske, USL executive vice-president, speaks to SportBusiness about the strategy behind the Club Dividend Plan.
Football’s man for all seasons
Noël Le Graët, president of the Fédération Française de Football, told Frank Dunne why this summer’s Euro 2016 competition is so important for France – and not just French football.
Bordeaux enters administration as owner pulls funding
French Ligue 1 football club Girondins de Bordeaux has been placed under the protection of the Bordeaux Commercial Court after US investment fund King Street pulled its funding amid continued financial…
Sports QC: ESL rebels’ access to Uefa information poses disciplinary question
The European Super League founders’ access to confidential financial information ahead of their plans to create the breakaway competition could leave them open to disciplinary action from football governing b…
Vivid Seats to go public in SPAC deal
Dodgers co-owner Boehly leading effort to acquire ticketing company
Wiz Khalifa becomes PFL investor, advisor
Wiz Khalifa, the popular US rapper, singer, and songwriter, has become an investor in mixed martial arts organization the Professional Fighters League
Veloce looks towards further expansion with latest pre-IPO funding round
Rupert Svendsen-Cook, chief executive of motorsport technology group Veloce, tells SportBusiness about the company's plans to launch an IPO and how the events of 2020 have fast-tracked some of its ambitions.
Mark Abbott on the start of Major League Soccer’s 26th season
In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Mark Abbott, Major League Soccer president and deputy commissioner. Eric and Chris also discuss National Football League’s recent trio of official sports betting partnerships, the developing effort of former Major League Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez to buy the National Basketball Association’s Minnesota Timberwolves, TrillerNet’s acquisition of combat sports-focused media company FITE, and rising tension between US media networks and Nielsen Media Research.
Executive Insights | Media-rights acquisition in the USA
The first in a new series of webinars from SportBusiness University, Executive Insights give sports business and sport management students an exclusive and unrivalled look at how leaders across the business …
McConaughey’s star power helps Austin FC make immediate MLS splash
MLS expansion team drawing huge buzz thanks to the excitement of Austin, Texas, finally becoming a major league sports town and the global profile of minority owner and noted actor Matthew McConaughey. Bob Williams reports.