This week’s most interesting sports business stories

In this week’s SportsMoney Playbook, we explore the All-American F1 plan, Jake Paul’s lucrative MMA deal and MLB’s record earnings. Plus: Why Dummer Hamlin’s health ailments should be a wake-up call for his NFL.

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of NFL I would like to welcome more women as fans.

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Sports teams are one of the top performing asset classes in 2022, and were rated highly across the board. All 11 of these franchises were up 40% or more.

Football

You might fall in love with the soccer world Kylian Mbappe When Erling Harlandbut one industry report states that the UK Jude Bellingham As having the most valuable football transfer money in the world.

Her trophy case is almost full and she’s a heavyweight in the British Women’s Super League Jordan Nobbs is leaving arsenal for Aston Villa Hopefully more playing time will help England win its way to the World Cup squad this summer.

After choosing not to renew its ties with the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams in 2022, ESPN and analyst Taylor Twellman Complete network drift away usa soccer.

golf

Despite low attendance over the past two years, PGA TOUR‘s annual January event on Maui has grown to be one of the most prestigious and profitable events on the entire tour calendar.

mixed martial arts

video of Dana White His slapping of his wife on New Year’s Eve sent shockwaves around the world. UFC world, parent company effortstock price fell sharply.

baseball

MLB It set a new revenue record of $10.8 billion in 2022, proving that media rights deals can offset declines in league-wide attendance.

Sports business

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban Famous for his trading skills on ABC’s. shark tankbut this is forbes After some research, I’ve found that the seemingly life-changing moments on the show aren’t always as they appear.

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Upon further consideration

Jake Paul has been making waves in the boxing world over the last few years. Now, he’s branching out into his MMA, with a new promotion in partnership with the Professional Fighters League that pays competitors his 50% of all event revenue. Regardless of Paul’s skill or success with either style of fighting, this move once again proves his talent for grabbing headlines and making big bucks. In May, we took a deep dive into his business empire.

The last word

“Sometimes something comes up and I just laugh. People don’t know what kind of deal flow I have and what kind of access I have.” — CJ McCallum

CJ McCallum told us about the new Chardonnay debuting under his wine brand, one of many broader business ventures the Pelicans Guard has developed since entering the NBA in 2013. , cryptography, and other areas that the general public still does not know about. learn more about his strategy.

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