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Research on the sport economy, perspectives from the people who build sport, and news of the Forum. Every figure carries its source.
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Global Sport Economy
The sport economy in one number, and why it is the wrong one to stop at
About 2.3 trillion US dollars a year in revenue. What the figure covers, what it leaves out, and what it means for anyone building a business in sport.
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Capital and Governance
Private capital is now a permanent owner in sport
From 13 deals in 2014 to 71 deals worth 18.45 billion dollars by the end of 2025: what changed in the rules, who is buying, and what it means for owners.
Global Sport Economy
Women's sport passes three billion dollars
Deloitte expects women's elite sport to earn at least 3 billion dollars in 2026, up 25 % in a year. Where the money comes from, and why commercial partners lead it.
Capital and Governance
Media rights: the long contracts that pay for the game
Eleven years in basketball, four in English football, five for a motorsport series moving to streaming. What the new contracts say about where audiences and money are going.
Global Sport Economy
What the richest football clubs tell an investor
The top 20 clubs earned a record 12.4 billion euros, and commercial income is now the largest line. Five lessons from the latest Money League and the UEFA landscape.
People and Careers
The workforce behind the game, and the 67 million waiting
Sport employs more than 1.7 million people in the EU, and more than a third are under 30. Meanwhile 67 million young people are unemployed worldwide.
Perspectives and Research
517 billion dollars at risk: climate and inactivity
The same research that sizes the sport economy at 2.3 trillion dollars puts up to 14 % of its revenue at risk by 2030. The two threats, and what they ask of everyone in the business.
Capital and Governance
Inside the Dealroom: why only signed deals count
A closed room, a committee, accredited investors, and one rule that keeps everyone honest: an introduction is not a deal.
Forum News
Why the Forum travels
One identity, a new host city for each edition. What a city gives the Forum, and what the Forum leaves in the city.
People and Careers
Day 4: a verified record of work
A CV says what someone did. A brief executed in front of an employer shows it. How the Forum's fourth day works for young people and for employers.
Perspectives and Research
How to read a sport economy number
Revenue, spending, value added, valuation, impact. Five measures that are often mixed, and the six rules the Forum applies to every figure it publishes.
Forum News
Why an international forum should count its outcomes
Most events report who came. The Forum will publish two numbers after each edition: deals signed and people placed. Here is how they will be counted.
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Every article names its sources, its date and any update. Market figures say what they measure. Companies named in research are never presented as Forum partners.
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