sports economics
Has money ruined sports?: Cultural critics
On a Saturday in the Bundesliga, you can stand in the Südtribüne at Borussia Dortmund for under fifteen euros. The Yellow Wall. 24,454 people, standing, in a single steep bank that shakes when they sing.... Has money ruined sports?: Reform advocates
$6.75 for a bottle of water. That was the price at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta before Arthur Blank dropped concessions to something approaching reality in 2019 — $2 for a hot dog, $5 for a beer. The decision was treated as revolutionary.... Has money ruined sports?: Market naturalists
The Premier League’s 2025-2029 domestic media rights deal closed at $8.45 billion. Add international rights across 212 territories and total broadcast revenue approaches $15 billion per cycle. In 1992, the entire first television contract was worth $253 million.... Has money ruined sports?: The Story
On August 26, 2023, 24,454 people standing in a single steep bank at Borussia Dortmund’s Südtribüne — the Yellow Wall — unfurled a banner that read: "Football is for you and me, not for fucking industry." RB Leipzig, founded by an energy drink company, rebranded, and built from...