#sports-commercialization tag

FIFA's Bigger World Cup May Come With A Bigger Cost For Fans - Above the Law

Expanding the World Cup increases access in theory, but rising ticket costs and complex resale systems can exclude ordinary fans and shift focus to revenue.

English Premier League

fromFootball365

2 months ago

Arsenal 'risk-averse meat-grinder-style' killing Premier League

Premier League clubs prioritize financial gain over entertaining football, leading to increased set-piece goals and defensive tactics that damage the spectacle.

fromThe New Yorker

5 months ago

How the Sports Stadium Went Luxe

Angell covered baseball for this magazine for many years, in addition to editing fiction, and although he was ostensibly there to scout the Astros-the team had finished thirty-two games behind the National League-pennant-winning Dodgers the year before-he was distracted from his scorecard by the orange spacesuits and white helmets worn by the groundskeepers, the rainbow-colored tiers of seats, and the billiard-table green of the first synthetic field in pro sports, made of a brand-new Monsanto product called AstroTurf.

Major League Baseball

Science

fromwww.theguardian.com

9 months ago

Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track misses the vital village-fete feel of athletics | Jonathan Liew

Removing familiar contextual elements to streamline a product or sport can make it unappealing and undermine its commercial viability.

fromwww.theguardian.com

11 months ago

Messi shows glimpses of his genius on Fifa's stage of fakery as Club World Cup begins

This is the only significant emotion here: a deep sadness at seeing this spectacle play out, the post Messi-Messi, wheeled on to this stage of fakery.

Soccer (FIFA)

NYC startup

fromForbes

11 months ago

When Big Finance Meets Big Wind: How Bank-Sponsored Boats Shape SailGP

SailGP NYC '25 showcased the growing influence of banks in elite sailing, enhancing commercial viability for teams.