Latest Briefing | 7 min read 12 Apr 21 The IPL – hitting the big leagues? The biggest cricket league in the world has grown rapidly since its inaugural season in 2008. Its 14th season began on the weekend. Analysis | 9 min read 07 Apr 21 Stronger together: merging football leagues The dominance of Europe's Big 5 and North America's Big 4 is encouraging smaller leagues to join forces to compete. Deep Dive | 8 min read 29 Mar 21 Relegation in focus: the European Big 5 As relegation season fast approaches, a deep dive into probabilities, performance and personnel QuickTake NBA TopShot recorded daily NFT transactions of almost $50m on Feb 21st 29 Mar 21 QuickTake The probability of relegation within 5 years is lowest for clubs finishing 17th 25 Mar 21 QuickTake OL president Aulas has offered shares to players in exchange for a 25% cut in pay 22 Mar 21 QuickTake European rugby is attracting significant private equity investment 17 Mar 21 QuickTake Salary cap forces La Liga’s top 10 clubs to reduce wages by around €700m 10 Mar 21 QuickTake Big 5 leaders after 25 matches have 88% chance of being crowned champions 05 Mar 21 QuickTake Almost 20% of Pro14 players called up to Six Nations 03 Mar 21 QuickTake Liverpool city council has approved Everton’s plans for a new 52,888 capacity stadium 25 Feb 21 QuickTake Player transfers from Europe into USA and China have fallen sharply 17 Feb 21 QuickTake The cost of Super Bowl half time ads has risen over 9000% since 1968 10 Feb 21 QuickTake Bayern Munich have the most paid-up members in world football 27 Jan 21 QuickTake European football club stock prices fell in unison due to Covid-19 13 Jan 21 Briefing | 7 min read 22 Mar 21 Formula 1: Liberated by Liberty? With the 2021 championship underway, we look at how the premier global motorsports competition is faring under Liberty Media, owners since 2017. Briefing | 10 min read 15 Mar 21 The Chinese Super League: servant to a World Cup dream Top flight Chinese football was founded in 1994 during a formative period for sports in the world's second largest economy. How has it evolved since inception? Analysis | 9 min read 08 Mar 21 “Le Crunch”: English vs. French rugby As England and France prepare to face off at Twickenham this weekend, we look at the head-to head between the two nations’ domestic rugby competitions. Analysis | 8 min read 01 Mar 21 The world’s greatest sports brands The four largest sports brands in the world – all founded in the USA and Germany – are collectively worth over $300bn. How do they stack up against each other? Analysis | 8 min read 22 Feb 21 US sports betting: the flood gates open Betting on sports was illegal in all but four states of the USA until the federal ban was struck down in 2018. What has happened since then? Briefing | 7 min read 15 Feb 21 eSports: new kid on the block Online gaming events have been building viewership and revenues for some years and the pandemic pushed this sport further into the limelight. Tifosy Capital & Advisory Create a free account For unlimited digital access and more. Sign Up Snapshot | 5 min read 01 Feb 21 International transfers in 2020 (Part II) The 2020 edition of FIFA’s annual report on international transfers has been published. In the second of two pieces we share the highlights from the women’s report. Snapshot | 6 min read 25 Jan 21 International transfers in 2020 (Part I) The 2020 edition of FIFA’s annual report on international transfers has been published. In the first of two pieces we share the highlights from the men’s report. 1 2 3