2025-12-19
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Finance & Investments
The top 50 franchises hold a combined value of $353 billion, rising 22% year-over-year.
NFL teams dominate the financial list, claiming 30 of the 50 total spots.
Massive media rights deals, like the NBA’s $76 billion agreement, fueled this growth.
WNBA franchises hold the top five rankings and occupy 12 spots on the list.
These 25 clubs are collectively worth $5.6 billion, with a minimum valuation of $105 million.
A reported $2.2 billion, 11-year media rights agreement supports the WNBA’s rising values.
English teams led global spending with over $375M, followed by Germany at $165M.
Women’s clubs paid representatives $6.2M, more than doubling the total from 2024.
Chelsea topped English spending charts by paying agents $80.7M through early 2025.
Wholesale revenue rose 8% to $7.5B while direct-to-consumer sales fell 8% to $4.6B.
Revenue in China sank 17% to $1.7B and Converse sales dropped 30% to $300M.
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Media, Broadcasting & Sponsorships
Store traffic rose double digits during year one of the luxury group's 10-year agreement.
A $200,000 watch sold out pre-launch while online sales for F1 editions more than doubled.
Subscribers access the Delphi Interactive title on mobile and connected TVs within standard plans.
The release ends a four-year market absence following a 2022 split from EA Sports.
That partnership dissolved after the publisher rejected FIFA's demand to double a $1B fee.
Audience figures for adults 18-49 surged 55% to 1.65M, ranking as TV’s top program.
The complete knockout round averaged 1.54M viewers, a 5% total drop from last year.
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Teams & Leagues
This event marks the first competitive European league fixture ever held overseas.
Officials accepted Asian Football Confederation terms requiring non-Italian referees to secure approval.
Owners offered under 15% of league revenue while players countered requesting a 30% share.
League proposals include a $530,000 average salary and a maximum exceeding $1.3 million.
A work stoppage requires ending the current extension, which expires on Jan 9.
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Miscellaneous
This transaction triples the previous $1 million record for an Ohtani card set in March.
An index tracking the value of Ohtani’s cards rose over 200% in the last year.
The unique collectible features a gold MLB logo patch from a uniform worn on April 29.
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