What Is Business of Sport, anyway? Lessons from five years in

It is hard to believe Business Of Sport is over five years old this year. Regular readers will see that the site's look has recently changed drastically, something that was long in the planning. We're still working out the bugs, but are hoping to continually upgrade the website with new features in the future.…

ByDavid ClaxtonAugust 25, 20220Comments

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Why the XFL failed again

Read about The Rock buying the XFL here Vince McMahon's XFL has failed once again, filing for bankruptcy on 11 April 2020 Sources said to ESPN that the rights to the XFL could be sold as part of the bankruptcy to another party Now ex-Commissioner, Oliver Luck, is suing Vince McMahon The second iteration of…

ByDavid ClaxtonApril 22, 20200Comments

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How weightlifting is going from strength To strength

The sport of weightlifting is as old as human life, with prehistoric tribes reckoned to test each other by lifting heavy rocks. Weightlifting is also deeply ingrained in the Olympics, with the sport being part of the first modern Olympics held in 1896 in Athens. The sport was broadened out to include female competition…

ByDavid ClaxtonApril 5, 20200Comments

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Will London get an NFL team?

BusinessOfSport.Net YouTube ChannelBack in October 2007, the BBC's website produced a headline: "NFL takes the UK seriously" ahead of the first regular-season game to be hosted outside of North America between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants. The game was pretty turgid, 13-10 to the Giants with the Wembley pitch becoming a quagmire,…

ByDavid ClaxtonOctober 20, 20190Comments

Analysis Football Longform

Why did Bury FC die?

At 23.07pm on Tuesday 27th August, for all intensive purposes, with the announcement that the club had been demoted from the English Football League (EFL), effectively signaled the extinction of Bury FC. Bury FC was dead as it had, effectively, run out of money. With the English Football Association (FA) moving the game…

ByDavid ClaxtonSeptember 6, 20190Comments

Analysis MLB

Can baseball become popular in Europe?

BusinessOfSport.Net YouTube ChannelA game reckoned to be created in the UK, but by 1856 was being referred to as America's "national game". Meet baseball. A European game, but can baseball become popular in Europe? It comes to the UK this weekend when two of Major League Baseball's (MLB) franchises face off at the Olympic…

ByDavid ClaxtonJune 30, 20190Comments

Analysis

The cost of raising a Messi

The glitz, the glamour, the vast riches on offer can attract families and guardians to push young people into careers in sports.

ByDavid ClaxtonJune 15, 20190Comments

Analysis Football

Championship Playoff Final is richest game in football

BusinessOfSport.Net YouTube ChannelYesterday's EFL Championship Playoff Final between Aston Villa and Derby County was portrayed as the "richest game in sport". How much is the yearly playoff worth to the victor, Villa? According to ESPN, the game is worth £170 million (!) across three seasons (even if a team is relegated after just one season…

ByDavid ClaxtonMay 27, 20190Comments

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Betting online in America is here to stay

Business Of Sports YouTube ChannelBetting online is finally coming to America. Lucky me that I'm here to witness it as well - having just moved to Boston. Read more here. It has the potential to alter the entire sports scene, as we've seen from Europe - from sponsorship opportunities to the way fans engage with…

ByDavid ClaxtonJanuary 6, 20190Comments

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What Is Business of Sport, anyway? Lessons from five years in

Why the XFL failed again

How weightlifting is going from strength To strength

Will London get an NFL team?

Why did Bury FC die?

Can baseball become popular in Europe?

The cost of raising a Messi

Championship Playoff Final is richest game in football

Betting online in America is here to stay

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