“No rules! no judges’ scores! No time limits!” bellowed an enthusiastic voice-over for the start of UFC 1, in November 1993. It was set up to answer one of the most inriguing questions in all combat sports, who was the best fighter? Was it a boxer? A wrestler? Who was the ultimate fighter?
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The World Cup Trophy, standing at 14.5 inches tall and weighs 13.5 pounds, is estimated to be worth a staggering $20 million. To put this in perspective, the Lombardi Trophy, given to the winners of the annual Super Bowl is worth a just over a paltry $4,000 in comparison. Even the venerated Stanley Cup, given…
Man Utd, despite a number of poor seasons in terms of the on-the-park performance, is still in a great financial shape. It recently reported an 8% increase in quarterly sales year-on-year, while Deloitte’s well-respected football report also had the club topping the table for revenue generation. Not only this, despite finishing a distant second to…
Until 2017, Las Vegas did not have one major league sports team, making it one of the largest cities in the US to not have a local sports team in the NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL.
BusinessOfSport.Net YouTube ChannelOn the 8th February 2018, it was 35 years since the most infamous kidnapping of an athlete in history. This athlete was worth an estimated $13.5 million. And this athlete was also a horse - Shergar. What happened to Shergar? Firstly, Who Was Shergar? Shergar was an Irish-bred race horse, which won the 202nd Epsom…
You may have seen recent news that Man City has partnered with Amazon to create a documentary. It will follow the team through this season (what a season!).
As scary as it might seem 2018 is only just around the corner. Due to this, BusinessOfSport.net has looked into our crystal ball and come up with predictions of three stories we will see happening next year.
BusinessOfSport.Net: With PSG signing Neymar for a world record fee of $263 million, many pointed to it being the ultimate example of how player loyalty can be bought or sold. In fact, new signings across top tier European squads increasing sharply from 36.7% in 2009 to 44.8% in 2017.
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Ten years into his ownership of Newcastle United, Mike Ashley has decided he has finally, finally had enough. The club is officially up for sale, from the owner who, in 2016, made the claim that he “regrets” the purchase in the first place.