BOSM Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Commercialisation of Sport

October 2005

2005-10-04T21:16:00.000+01:00

Last updated 15 October 2005

Concerns about greed in football grow. 1 and 2

Is Real Madrid the biggest money maker in football? 1 and 2

Rugby teams seek payments for British Lions players.

September 2005

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English cricketers to cash in on their success?

Price of English football match tickets scares people away.

Ten years after the move to professional status, what next for rugby?

Roger Federer: a massive commercial property?

Arsenal makes record profits.

August 2005

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Amateur snowboarders given the chance to turn professional.

Kenyans call for private sector involvement in football.

Public expresses concern about the influence of ‘money men’ on sport.

Chelsea bid to oust the old order in English football.

Jul05

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Broncos Harlequins tie-up not the first.

London Broncos (Rugby League) and Harlequins (Rugby Union) finalise agreement to forge a strategic alliance. 1 and 2

Japanese company sets about providing support for sports participants.

Cricket benefits from a more professional approach to management.

Critics round on professionalisation of rugby.

Do the bad guys of sport have a negative impact on the bottom line?

Cricket in the grips of commercial madness.

Has Maria Sharapova got it wrong? Sport, business and championship failure.

Jun05

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The commercial history of Manchester United analysed.

Arsenal seeks to generate more match day revenue than Manchester United.

Commercial necessity sees British men’s athletics team reinstated to European Cup Super League.

Are we about to mourn the passing of football PLCs?

Glazer de-listing of Manchester United set to take place.

Is football going back to its roots?

NBA proves to be a continuing commercial success.

Will the Beijing Olympics be the most profitable yet?

Melbourne Cup horse race touts itself as good business for Europeans.

Off-field pay and performance in English football.

May05

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The tough choices for a top women's footballer.

British Lions: from desperate business ploy to commercial success.

Is pigeon racing set to hit the big time?

Steroids + Major League Baseball + business doesn’t work.

Ashes series set to have major financial impact on English cricket.

Glazer wants piece of the casino action at Manchester United.

Modern pentathlon fights for its future.

British Lions rugby tour set to be most commercially lucrative yet.

Zurich Insurance rugby clubs in healthy financial state.

France Football's Rich List. [Top 10 football players and coaches] and [more detail]

The Financial Times has recently run a special edition of its Creative Business Series on the commercialisation of sport.

More on Chelsea’s commercial strategy.

The business of NASCAR.

Balancing commercial success and respect for fans: an assessment of Liverpool Football Club.

Pakistan Football Federation aims to make profit from series against India.

Norwich City fears the impact of Premier League relegation.

Apr05

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Australia’s top amateur athletes could begin paying tax on prize money and grants following javelin thrower Joanne Stone ruling.

Times Rich List.
[Searchable database. Enter e.g. 'sport' under 'Industry', although this example also picks up 'transport' entries]

Rugby Union professionalism - the players' view.

Premiership players in new Sunday Times Rich List.

Mar05

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Andy Farrell to switch rugby code.

Controversy for the brothers Khan.

Call for tax-breaks for debt-ridden sports stars.

Kenyan golf fails to reach professional standards.

Latest Forbes 'Rich List'.

Sleeping giant or dead duck? Cardiff City struggles to come to terms with financial reality.

"Firms Make $3.5B Bid to Buy All NHL Teams".

A plane versus a wind tunnel – the commercial reality of Formula 1.

Feb05

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FIFA advises Kenyan Football League to go professional.

Managing and balancing interests in English rugby union. 1 and 2

Financial incentives fail to appeal to elite athletes in South Africa.

Entrepreneurs step in to secure Barcelona’s recovery.

New Zealand rugby player, Sonny Bill Williams, set to earn big money.

Is K1 the world’s next big sport?

Jan05

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Kaiser Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and the church agree unlikely collaboration to set up telecoms network.

Chelsea post a loss but decide to adhere to commercial principles. 1 and 2

The money-making machine that is the US NFL.

The new reality of football – is the game any better off because of ‘big money’?

Outing of corrupt officials causes panic across football.

Formula One teams stall on signing new commercial agreement with Ecclestone.

Championship fishing hits the big time.

Convergence of Rugby League and Rugby Union gathers pace.

Roger Clemens becomes baseball’s highest paid pitcher.

If you don’t make money, you can’t stage an event: a stark warning for sport.

The end of the affair? The Premier League launches an investigation into the declining popularity of the Premier League.

Critics question whether there is any money to be made from baseball.

Is Carol Ashby about to drag bowls into a new phase of commercialisation?

Dec04

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Cross-code Rugby training planned in England.

Sport and the art of the hostile takeover.

Greg Norman remains Australia’s highest paid sports star.

The ancient and the modern: staying alive in troubled golfing times.

When off-field success provides the foundation for on-field performance. 1, 2 and 3

NBA creates foundations for future financial success.

The Chicago Bulls: commercial sport’s greatest ever success story?

Japanese internet service provider Softbank acquires the Daiei Hawks baseball team.

Who are the richest people in English football? 1 and 2

Nov04

2004-11-01T10:03:00.000Z

Should Premier League football clubs be allowed to ‘run the show’?

Football clubs meet in Dubai to talk money.

NBA and Alhurra agree television deal intended to promote new market entry.

Crazy money - has golf gone cash crazy?

"There's no business like sports business".

Magic Johnson becomes major player in world of commerce.

Has money caused the downfall of cycling?

Total Sports establishes presence in race for Asian sports market.

Rakuten Inc wins first Japanese baseball franchise awarded for 50 years.

Robert Johnson sets about building the new Charlotte Bobcats NBA team. Find out more here and here.

Can Canada attract and keep a Major League Soccer team?

NBL's haves and have nots debate the bottom line in their sport.

Oct04

2004-10-01T15:24:00.000+01:00

Closure of Jaguar F1 team looms large.

Watching rugger from the comfort of your own room - Marriott agrees to new hotel at Twickenham.

Jesse Itzler serves as unofficial NBA rapper.

So, is that the end of the Madrid ball girls?

The Observer starts a series of articles examining the current state of English football's Premier League....a good example of
post-commercialisation or post-post-commercialisation?

Soccer or football? Unviable American football team set for closure in Scottish soccer heartland.

American football in Europe: success or failure?

Sport or commerce? Australian cricketers make an interesting choice.

The row rumbles on over Madrid 'ball girls'. Find out more here and here.

Trivialising, sexist or commercially legitimate? Tennis tournament 'ball girls' cause controversy.

The Greeks set to conquer the world of rugby? Developing sport in new markets.

Numerous management challenges face the new Chief Executive of English cricket: 1 and 2

Dubai becomes the largest developer of golf courses in the world.

For an example of a post-commercialised sport organisation, visit Manchester United's Financial Services website.

SOSOL carries a further study of the commercialisation of sport.

There is an interesting John Hudson article online which shows the problems which arise with the commercialisation of soccer in the UK, and suggests some solutions.

Sep04

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Check out the Athens Olympics website for details on their commercial development around sponsorship and television rights.

The Museum of Rugby has a chronology of the (mainly Union) game, and the Rugby League Hall of Fame has a detailed accoubt of the 'Great Split' of 1895.

The Sunday Times of 18 April 2004 has a list of the top ten wealthiest young sportsmen, and the Helen Brown Group has an information gateway for finding rich-lists.