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In May several leading sports executives at the CAA World Congress of Sport were asked what keeps them up at night and what are they watching for the coming year. One of the more unusual answers at the time came from longtime entertainment executive now part owner of the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer, …
The following summary was compiled by Columbia student Kelly Carroll, timely given the end of Copa America and the growth of soccer into what promises to be another landmark summer for the sport in the United States… This post is another in a series from the Columbia University Sports Podcast, a 360-degree view of …
Our colleague Rick Liebling sheds some light on the growth of a new property. If you’re a frequent watcher of ESPN, you’ve probably caught a SportsCenter Top 10 featuring the sport of Ultimate. The highlights usually showcase some incredible athlete leaping impossibly high or sprinting 40 yards before going completely horizontal just inches above …
The growth of soccer in the United States has been well documented on all levels, from the grassroots efforts of USA Soccer to all that MLS has done on the professional side. Even more interesting is the business interest some of the biggest global brands in the sport have taken with the game in the …
Our colleague Rick Liebling offers up a sitdown with North American Soccer League head Bill Peterson. The NASL is a unique entity in American soccer, existing as both a source of nostalgia and a cautionary tale as well as a hope for the future. In its original incarnation (1968-1984), the league saw tremendous, if sporadic, …
My guess is anyone reading this as at least a passing interest in the multibillion dollar industry that is sports today. But how did we get here, and more importantly, who got us here in just a few decades. Many of those questions and more are looked at by Matthew Futterman in his new book, …
The crowdfunding space is well, crowded. How does it work, what’s the value add for a consumer, how do you find a different niche to make sense? All tough questions to answer. Some efforts are wildly successful, some fall flat even with the best of offerings. Enter into the space FanAngel, which is a crowdfunding-for-performance …
Guest Post: Rick Liebling talks Premier League from an American’s perspective… Danny Karbassiyoon, along with Frank Simek, are the only two Americans to have played for English football powerhouse Arsenal FC. Danny’s Arsenal career as a player includes a memorable goal in his first senior match for the team, playing in a squad that also …
The Cosmos were first in last spring, and now MLB joins President Obama as next in for the expansive effort growing between the United States and Cuba. Where will it go next? There are lots of possibilities from the largest to the grassroots. Much has been hyped and speculated about what role the opening of …
It is one thing to talk about wearables and their potential, it’s another to actually see the technology implemented in a game or a match and follow, albeit from a distance, in actual game play. On Saturday at Red Bull Arena, while so many colleagues were hearing from experts about the future at the trio …