Analyzes sponsorship economics, stadium costs, athlete franchising, and event advertising in global sports.

Footballers shift to VC and startups post-career

A growing cohort of professional footballers is skipping the traditional post-retirement roles of punditry and coaching in favor of venture capital, private equity, and tech startups. The shift reflects a...

Football kit deals hit £1.5bn in 2023-24

Football kit deals now split into two distinct revenue streams. Shirt-front sponsorship pays for brand exposure on the jersey. Technical supply contracts pay for the right to manufacture and distribute...

NFL Sponsors 2019-20: A Record $1.47bn Season

TL;DRIEG put NFL sponsorship revenue for the 2019-20 season at a record $1.47 billion.Seven league-wide partners joined, including Caesars, Lowe's, Oakley, Rocket Mortgage and H&M.Caesars became the league's first official...

The Sponsors Powering the 2019 Tour de France

TL;DRThe 2019 Tour was won by Egan Bernal of Team Ineos.Its five main partners were LCL (yellow jersey), Škoda (green), E.Leclerc (polka-dot), Krys (white) and Continental (tyres).Every jersey sponsor from...

Super Bowl LIV 2020 Sponsors and Advertisers

TL;DRSuper Bowl LIV was played on 2 February 2020 at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens; Kansas City beat San Francisco 31-20.Fox charged up to $5.6 million for a 30-second spot.Anheuser-Busch...

Dexter Blackstock's franchise helps 50 athletes

Dexter Blackstock retired from professional football in 2017 after 15 years as a striker for Southampton, Queens Park Rangers, and Nottingham Forest. Within months, he founded Sport Business and Education,...

Russia's 2018 World Cup stadiums: cost and legacy

TL;DRRussia spent approximately $4.88 billion building and renovating 12 stadiums for the 2018 World Cup, with the federal government contributing 200 billion rubles and regional governments 50 billion rubles.Only one...

Premier League shirt sponsor values and ban

Premier League clubs sell two primary sponsorship assets on their matchday shirts: the chest position and the sleeve patch. For the 2023/24 campaign, the 20 clubs collectively generated an estimated...