Tony Khan, Sloane Stephens And Bayern Munich: This Week’s Most Interesting Sports Business Stories

In this week’s SportsMoney Playbook : the world’s 50 most valuable sports teams, Bayern Munich’s big payday, and golf’s booming business. Plus: why the NFL could look to scuttle its TV deals. LIV Golf and the PGA Tour are grabbing all the headlines, but the sport’s biggest business comes from the booming recreational game, which could generate as much as $100 billion in economic impact this year.

The NFL ‘s TV ratings domination is set to produce record advertising revenue this season, which could lead to a renegotiation of the landmark media rights deals the league signed just last year. Fox ‘s NFL Sunday and NFL Kickoff are both directed by women , with Stephanie Medina and Courtney Stockmal the lone female directors in the coveted Sunday pregame space. Despite a less lucrative broadcast rights deal, Bayern Munich generated the highest commercial revenue in 2021 of any soccer club in the world.

If minor leaguers’ union effort sees them recognized as a bargaining unit under the MLB Players Association , drastic changes could soon be in store— here’s a rundown . Women receive only 4% of sports media coverage and, according to one researcher, are the focus of just 6% of athletic performance research. Former U.

S. Open champion Sloane Stephens is calling for that to change . A new docuseries will follow the Nascar Cup Series playoffs, hoping to lure in new fans the way Drive to Survive has for Formula 1 .

Florida A&M ‘s ugly early-season losses have shined a light on the intricate dance that exists between a school’s academic, financial aid and athletic eligibility departments, especially at underfunded and understaffed universities. Venturerock has launched a $75 million venture investment company to fund startups in the growing sports tech space . Gambling.

com Group started by helping online gambling companies attract soccer fans in Asia. Now the company has set its sights on the U. S.

The World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2022 The world’s 50 most valuable sports teams are worth a combined $222. 7 billion, 30% more than a year ago, the biggest increase in five years. The NFL dominates, with 30 of its 32 teams in the top 50 and six in the top ten, but did it beat back challengers from other sports like the Yankees, the Knicks and Real Madrid to claim the No.

1 spot? See the full ranking here . AEW heads into the fall with a lucrative cable TV deal and rumors of controversy as the wrestling promotion rivals WWE for ratings and relevance. The company’s success, and intrigue, begins with founder Tony Khan.

Forbes profiled the next “lord of the ring” last summer . “If I was told that as a 16- or 17-year-old kid in Santo Domingo that I would be here right now? No. ” — Bayron Matos The University of South Florida’s newest defensive lineman is the 6-foot-9, 290-pound Bayron Matos, who recently picked up the sport after a year on the school’s basketball team.

USF coaches say that, for now, he will be used to block kicks on special teams—and be the first player to step off the team bus for intimidation purposes. Learn more about Matos’ journey from the Dominican Republic to the gridiron . You can subscribe to the SportsMoney Playbook here .

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