Joe Pompliano
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I asked my audience: "What is the best sports book you've ever read?" β and received more than 1,000 responses. Here are the Top 10 π 1) Open, an autobiography by Andre Agassi....
David Beckham's move to MLS is one of the best sports business deals ever: β’ Earned $255M over 5 years β’ Purchased Inter Miami for $25M β’ Inter Miami is valued at $600M And now t...
Conor McGregor in 2007: β’ Working as a plumber β’ Living with his parents β’ Thousands of dollars in debt β’ Cashing $235 welfare checks But now, @TheNotoriousMMA has made over $600...
The Masters is one of my favorite sporting events, and its 85+ year history brings some great traditions. So here's a running list of the most interesting facts: 1. Media tickets...
Ted Lasso is one of the world's best TV shows. The character was developed 20 years ago at a comedy club in Amsterdam. Jason Sudeikis is now paid $1 million per episode, and the...
Gatorade was founded more than 50 years ago at the University of Florida. They now do over $6 billion in annual revenue (4x more than their biggest competitor). And the scientist...
Apple is paying the NFL $250 million over 5 years to sponsor the Super Bowl halftime show. But here's the craziest part: Rihanna won't be paid a dime for this year's show, and pe...
The 2023 Formula 1 calendar is insane: β’ 23 races β’ 20 countries β’ 5 continents β’ 240 hours of flights Teams will travel 75,000 miles & transport 1,500 tons of equipment. This m...
David Beckham shocked the world when he left Real Madrid in 2007 to sign with the LA Galaxy of MLS. He was just 31 years old and accepted a 70% pay cut. But his contract included...
PelΓ© passed away today at 82 years old. He was one of the world's most famous athletes and the only man to win 3 World Cups. But my favorite PelΓ© story involves two brothers that...
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney paid $2.5 million for the world's third-oldest football club. But the team is in the 5th division of the English football pyramid and has almost n...
One of my favorite sports business stories involves an athlete that turned his $350,000 salary into a net worth of $600 million. He's one of the best athlete entrepreneurs of all...