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43 days to Stanley Cup Playoffs
Data-driven insights, reporting, and analysis from the teams, leagues, and organizations shaping the game off the field
Inside Football's Business and Operations
Football is more than what happens on the field. Behind every game, season, and championship lies a complex network of business decisions, operational strategies, and organizational planning. At Back Office Sports, we bring you closer to the work powering football - from team operations and league strategy to analytics, media deals, and financial insights. Explore the stories, trends, and data that reveal how the sport's off-field engines keep football moving forward.
Global Games and the NFL Revenue Hedge
International games are turning into a strategic revenue hedge for the NFL. As global media rights sponsorships and sovereign partnerships expand, the model raises a larger question for sports leaders. Is geographic expansion now a portfolio strategy for league value?
Climate risk has become a material financial variable for sports. From event disruption to asset valuation and insurance pricing the economics of sports now demand climate aware forecasting and ESG driven resilience planning.
FanDuel and CME Group have launched an event trading platform that allows consumers to trade sports and macro outcomes. The move blurs derivatives and consumer markets, signaling a structural shift in risk transfer and positioning sports as an emerging asset class.
Stadium renovations spark big claims, loud debates, and tangled dollar signs. Here's a clear look at how teams structure funding, how they pitch public backing, who comes out ahead, and what cities actually receive. A grounded guide to one of sports' most misunderstood business stories.
Minimum salaries, max limits, and cap structures shape every negotiation in pro sports. This guide breaks down how MLB, NFL, NBA, WNBA, NWSL, MLS, NHL, and women's hockey handle pay floors, cap rules, and the strategic edge they create for teams and players - plus which teams carry the top contracts.
Focused coverage of the business of sports
The Back Office Brief
A sports business newsletter featuring timely analysis, practical context, and original stories that explain how teams, leagues, and sports organizations make decisions across the industry.
