Infantino Unlocks FIFA’s $6B Vault

A group including venture capital investor David Shuman is buying the share, though controlling owner Scott Malkin will continue running the team.

This $3B price tag highlights massive growth for the hockey franchise, which current ownership originally bought for just $485M in 2014.

The team's value jumped from a $1.75B appraisal in 2023, largely driven by its lucrative $1.1B multipurpose home venue, UBS Arena.

India recently banned online wagers, destroying Flutter’s $237M investment in local gaming firm Junglee and erasing $560M in expected revenue by 2027.

Brazil also banned online betting last week, a sudden regulatory shift that could cost the global gambling company another $70M in 2026 revenue.

These international setbacks and rising US competition have driven Flutter’s stock down over 60% this year as its longtime CEO prepares to resign.

Infront, a Swiss sports marketing agency, will find sponsors for World Table Tennis, the business arm of global governing body ITTF, through 2034.

The deal covers every tournament in the series, from smaller Contender events to the season-ending Finals, with Infront setting strategy and selling sponsorships.

The ITTF's flagship World Championships join once a current deal with rival agency IMG ends, letting sponsors access the sport's biggest events through one agency.

English soccer giant Manchester City were found guilty of misreporting finances and refusing to cooperate with league investigations during seasons they won seven titles.

Rivals Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham have reportedly preserved their right to compensation, with claims in the hundreds of millions of pounds discussed.

City's places in the Champions League, Europe's richest club tournament, earned £358M from 2011 to 2019; clubs that narrowly missed out earned £147M combined.

The sports league expects to surpass 70M total attendees this year, averaging nearly 30K fans per game.

The Tampa Bay Rays led attendance gains with an 80% spike after returning to their main stadium following hurricane repairs.

New broadcasting deals with TV network NBC and streaming platform Netflix attracted millions of viewers and a younger audience.

The college conference's rule covers NBA, WNBA, and G League minor league contracts, plus draft entrants who missed the withdrawal deadline.

The rule spares players suing for a fifth college season under the NCAA's new five-year model, as long as they never signed pro deals.

It is the first major conference with a basketball-specific rule, and a coach in the rival Big 12 expects his league to follow.

FIFA, soccer's global governing body, will weigh the proposals at an Oct. 15 board meeting, but Infantino has not committed to any amount.

UEFA and Concacaf, which run soccer in Europe and North America, want at least $10M for each of FIFA's 211 national federations over 2027-30.

The push follows a successful 2026 men's World Cup and a scrapped FIFA commercial plan that put Infantino under intense scrutiny.