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              • Saturday, 14 December, 2024
                News in-depthFootball
                How Saudi Arabia won the World Cup

                Fifa award draws criticism from rights groups who question links between the kingdom and football’s governing body

                Fans in Riyadh celebrate as Fifa announces on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will host World Cup 2034
              • Friday, 13 December, 2024
                Margaret Heffernan
                Team spirit is essential to the corporate turnaround

                If Manchester United is to see greener pastures, Jim Ratcliffe should remember that no single person succeeds alone

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              • Friday, 13 December, 2024
                Personal Finance
                Italy’s Bardonecchia ski resort ‘best value’ in Europe

                Britons boosted by improved exchange rate against the euro

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              • Friday, 13 December, 2024
                Manchester City Football Club PLC
                Manchester City books further profits despite issues on and off pitch

                English champions amass record £715mn in revenues but team performance slips amid continuing battle with Premier League

                Manchester City player Rodrio goes down inhured in a game against
              • Friday, 13 December, 2024
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                ‘Show people who you are by the work that you do’: former NFL star Michael Bennett talks taste

                The designer and philanthropist on cake, community and creating change

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              • Friday, 13 December, 2024
                Q&AThe Big Question
                Should the UK pay CEOs like top footballers?

                Some argue Britain cannot compete with US when its executives earn less. But what is right level of remuneration?

                Montage image of Lord Michael Spencer, a question mark and some footballs
              • Friday, 13 December, 2024
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                The dangers of investor groupthink

                Investors are nearly unified over optimism for US equities

              • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
                Football
                Private equity group EQT backs new football competition

                Baller League is among new events and formats backed by sports-focused investors using influencers to reach global audience

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              • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
                LexExecutive Pay
                Why business should not ape football when it comes to pay Premium content

                Corporate bosses comparing themselves too readily with sporting heroes might be an own goal

                Manchester City striker Erling Haaland takes part in a training session
              • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
                Geopolitics
                Australia uses ‘rugby diplomacy’ to counter China influence in Indo-Pacific

                Papua New Guinea agrees security deal with Canberra and will get $385mn investment for new sports team

                Liam Horne of Papua New Guinea’s national team is tackled by a New Zealand Kiwis player during the Men's Pacific Championships promotion/relegation playoff match at CommBank Stadium in Sydney in November
              • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
                Private equity
                Private equity firms Ares and Arctos buy NFL team stakes

                Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills are the first US football franchises to strike deals with powerful Wall Street funds

                Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen
              • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
                FIFA Men's World Cup
                Fifa confirms Saudi Arabia as host of 2034 World Cup

                Kingdom’s unopposed bid for sporting event ratified by football’s governing body on Wednesday

                Saudi Arabia fans with a replica of the World Cup during the 2022 tournament in Qatar
              • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
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                Private equity’s new football play Premium content

                Plus, Q&A with JPMorgan’s co-head of sports, and more

              • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
                Scottish economy
                Scotland’s ‘sport of kings’ hit by extreme weather and land reform

                Grouse shooting industry says it sustains rural life but opponents argue it is time for transition

                A controlled burning of heather, known as muirburn, to aid rejuvenation, on the 10,000 acre Lochan estate, near Amulree, Scotland, on November 20
              • Friday, 6 December, 2024
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                McLaren’s Zak Brown: ‘If you don’t play the game, you get shoved off the track’

                The motor-racing chief on the big-money rivalries at the heart of Formula One — and his championship hopes for Abu Dhabi

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              • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
                Special ReportFT Scoreboard: The Business of Sport
                TKO president insists fans want ‘super access’ to sport

                While other sports struggle to find ways to engage with a new generation of fans, Mark Shapiro believes he has found the answer

                A victorious boxer with tattoos and silver shorts labeled ‘Paul’ has his arm raised by a referee in a boxing ring. Another boxer with a towel draped over his shoulders stands beside them, showing a tattoo on his chest
              • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
                DAZN Group
                DAZN agrees $1bn deal with Fifa to show inaugural Club World Cup next year

                Blavatnik-backed streaming service will screen matches for free

                Paris Saint-Germain forward Goncalo Ramos, left, celebrates scoring a goal in March 2024
              • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
                Football
                Growth of player power spurs four-way football agency merger

                Private equity-backed deal continues wave of tie-ups in sports and talent representation industry

                Moises Caicedo and Bruno Fernandes
              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                Special ReportFT Scoreboard: The Business of Sport
                In sport, the race is on to let technology decide who wins

                Human arbiters are set to be increasingly phased out as machines become more efficient at making critical decisions

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              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                Special Report
                FT Scoreboard: The Business of Sport

                In November, Netflix aired its first live sporting event and more than 100mn viewers tuned in. This report analyses the ways sport now interacts with its fans and commercial backers, through the latest technologies and new takes on old traditions

                A victorious boxer with tattoos and silver shorts labeled ‘Paul’ has his arm raised by a referee in a boxing ring. Another boxer with a towel draped over his shoulders stands beside them, showing a tattoo on his chest
              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                HTSI
                How darts became a global phenomenon

                Luke Littler – and a bit of business savvy – have helped turn a boozy hobby into a juggernaut

                A dartboard in the practice room at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens for the World Matchplay/a darts fan wears a Bullseye-themed costume in Blackpool
              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                Special ReportFT Scoreboard: The Business of Sport
                Coventry seeks to break the mould as IOC presidency race heats up

                Zimbabwean athlete could be the first African and first woman to hold one of the most powerful positions in world sport

                A group portrait featuring seven individuals, men and one woman, dressed in formal attire. They stand in front of a dramatic, illuminated background
              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                Special ReportFT Scoreboard: The Business of Sport
                Will 2025 be a ‘generational moment’ for women’s rugby?

                World Cup hosts and favourites England aim to replicate the football team’s European success and create a lasting legacy

                The England women’s football team celebrates their victory, holding the UefaA trophy high under an arch with confetti raining down. Players are wearing white kits and gold medals, cheering with joy
              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                Special ReportFT Scoreboard: The Business of Sport
                America’s Cup fights to boost audience while preserving heritage

                British skipper Sir Ben Ainslie sees ‘huge potential to grow’ if the world’s oldest sporting trophy can tweak its rules

                A focused individual dressed in professional sailing gear, carrying equipment, with a large British flag visible in the background
              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                Special ReportFT Scoreboard: The Business of Sport
                How analysing fans’ behaviour helped a marketing agency win big

                Two Circles’ data crunching enables sports organisations to understand what supporters want to see

                A man wearing a navy blue button-down shirt and gray pants stands in front of a whiteboard with colorful hand-drawn stadium sketches
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