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Masters winner prize for 2021 was £2.07m for the third year running

Intermediary and agents' fees totalled £273m across all Premier League clubs in 2021

The New York Yankees are the first team in the MLB to hit a valuation of $6 billion

ESPN ($10.3bn) is by far the highest earning sports TV channel in the world

Wages to revenue ratios have been trending upwards in the Big Five leagues

Globally, sports fans self-report watching on average 3.5 hours of live sports per week

In key markets, awareness of DAZN is almost as high as Netflix and Amazon amongst sports fans

Formula One had 445m viewers in 2021, a slight increase on the shortened 2020 season

After cancellations in 2020, there are five Formula 1 races in the Americas in 2022

New FIFA rules mean over €500 million of players could exit Russian football

Over €12 billion worth of talent managed by top 25 football player agencies

Fantasy football NFT platform Sorare saw over $40m in sales during February 2022

Manchester City squad value highest in Europe reaching nearly €1 billion

eSports' Team Spirit earned nearly $20m in 2021, 38% of the top 10 overall earnings

Half of the top 20 highest spending clubs in 2021/22 are English

NFL sponsorship revenues reach $1.62 billion in 2021, an increase of 86% since 2010

The average point has cost Premier League clubs £1.11m in transfer expenditure since 2011/12

2021 saw the lowest spend on transfer fees in 5 years despite 2nd highest number of transfers

Premier League matchday and commercial revenues projected to reach 8-year high

Brazil's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A is home to over $1.2bn worth of talent

Price paid for new players down -65% in La Liga, whilst prices soar in Ukraine and Serie B

Italian and English clubs loaned out the most players during 2020/21

Since Endeavour's 2016 takeover, the UFC's revenues have jumped 35% to $930m in 2021

Winter Olympics broadcasting revenues peaked in 2018 at a record $1.4 billion

Premier League winter transfer window spend at four year high

Over $133 billion has been spent in the last 30 years by Olympic host cities

Over 21% of eSports market dominated by newly acquired Activision Blizzard Inc

Following the RWD Molenbeek purchase, 11 Belgium clubs are now under foreign ownership

Average valuations have increased in North America but fallen in European football

Top 5 countries see over $5 billion in sports technology investments during 2017-2021

Close to $7 billion in stadium projects planned for sports across the United States

Share prices of publicly listed football clubs fell -28% on average during 2021

Nearly half a billion pounds worth of talent has originated from South London

NHL allows private equity investment to enter league as teams end 2021 valued at over $27 billion

Released 2020/21 accounts show average match day revenue losses of 83% for English clubs

Football NFT platform Sorare ended 2021 with record sales volume of over $165m

The top 10 countries paid over $435m in intermediary (agent) fees for transfers in 2021

New Newcastle United owners account for 80% of Premier League owners' wealth

83% of all Crypto sports partnerships have been with four companies

Parachute payments multiply Championship broadcasting revenues by 4.8x for relegated clubs

Over 75 Crypto sports partnerships launched globally in 2021

A Premier League transfer tax would have generated over £750m in the last 5 years

NBC more than doubles its broadcasting deal with the Premier League for coverage in the US

Inter Milan had the largest positive net transfer income in the whole of Europe

Premier League clubs' aggregate kit and shirt sponsorship deals are almost double that of La Liga

The Bundesliga was the only league out of the Big 5 to have a positive net income from transfers

Amazon Prime Video was the most used online service to watch sports in the UK in 2021

Overall, revenues of the Big Five in 2019/20 were down €1.9bn (11.0%) compared to 2018/19

PSG's Instagram following started to increase after Messi's departure from Barcelona

As of 2020, Ligue 1 clubs' player trading debts exceeded their receivables

PPV revenue per user has grown at the rate of 2.7% per annum in the five years up to 2021

78% of Bundesliga stadiums are sponsored, significantly more than other European leagues

Macron is the most used pro kit supplier in England, but has no clubs from the Premier League

Real Madrid commands the largest income per year from a primary shirt sponsor

The franchise value of both NBA finalists has grown dramatically over the past 10 years

Only 3 of the top 20 most valuable teams are not from North America

Clubs involved in The Super League have seen their stock prices fluctuate dramatically

The Super League revenue distribution is similar in structure to US sports

Lower turnover due to Covid-19 has put many clubs under higher wage pressures

NBA TopShot recorded daily NFT transactions of almost $50m on Feb 21st

The probability of relegation within 5 years is lowest for clubs finishing 17th

OL president Aulas has offered shares to players in exchange for a 25% cut in pay

European rugby is attracting significant private equity investment

Salary cap forces La Liga’s top 10 clubs to reduce wages by around €700m

Big 5 leaders after 25 matches have 88% chance of being crowned champions

Almost 20% of Pro14 players called up to Six Nations

Liverpool city council has approved Everton’s plans for a new 52,888 capacity stadium