6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (376+ words) Sports Business Journal Record rugby crowd at M&T Bank Stadium powers Baltimore’s World Cup bid South Africa defeated New Zealand, 43-28, on Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium in front of 68,173 people, “the largest crowd ever assembled for…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (373+ words) GEORGE MESSINA and DAN VAILLANT have been named co-CEOs of CAA Icon in a leadership transition that will see the company’s current co-CEOs, MARC FARHA and CHARLIE THORNTON, step up to co-chairmen roles. Farha and Thornton will transition day-to-day running…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (277+ words) Sports Business Journal Jay Marine: Prime Video ‘looking at’ FIFA World Cup rights When it comes to live sports rights, Prime Video is “looking at everything,” including the 2030 men’s World Cup. Speaking at Bloomberg’s â…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (659+ words) The USL and its men’s professional clubs have approved a new revenue-sharing model under which clubs will receive a share of centrally generated revenue, including proceeds from national media rights, leaguewide sponsorships, betting data and, most significantly, expansion fees. The…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (235+ words) Sports Business Journal Report: Infantino believed to have votes to win re-election FIFA President Gianni Infantino can “count on enough votes to win re-election” in March, meaning his opponents will “need to shift strategy and focus on curbing…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (172+ words) Sports Business Journal U.S. Soccer names Garber chair of Soccer Forward U.S. Soccer announced on Thursday that MLS Commissioner Don Garber “will serve as chair of the Soccer Forward Foundation, taking on a role that will center on expanding access and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (160+ words) Sports Business Journal Morocco claims it will host 2030 World Cup final Royal Moroccan Football Federation President Fouzi Lekjaa has claimed that the country “will host the 2030 World Cup final in Casablanca.” Sources last month mentioned that FIFA President…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (307+ words) Sports Business Journal Gallup: Football still America’s favorite sport, but losing young fans Soccer catching up to basketball, baseball On Jan. 16, 1972, a Gallup headline proclaimed, “Football Overtakes Baseball as America’s Top Spectator Sport,” as the research…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (273+ words) Sports Business Journal NWSL Racing Louisville future in doubt amid reported sale talks NWSL club Racing Louisville FC’s long-term viability has been “questioned for most of its brief existence” and the franchise is now “fast approaching a…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (208+ words) Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority issued a request for qualifications for architectural design and engineering services on Sept. 9 for the looming multiyear, $400M renovation of Columbus’ Nationwide Arena. Initial phases of the project will focus on modernizing and replacing critical systems,…...