The Most Valuable Brands In Sports 2014

The Forbes Fab 40 comprises the 10 most valuable sports brands in the world in four distinct categories: businesses, events, athletes and teams.

The Most Valuable Brands In Sports 2014.

The World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2014

The world’s richest people are valuing trophy sports properties at record levels. Credit the massive wealth created in the stock market over the last five years, exploding TV rights fees and the limited number of teams available.

The World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2014.

 

101 Years of Tour de France Globalization

This year is the 101st edition of the Tour de France. What was once a predominantly French race—created to up the sales of the sports newspaper L’Auto—is now a global competition, with riders from 34 countries joining the race. Here’s a geographic look at every rider, every race.

101 Years of Tour de France Globalization.

 

What Businesses Can Learn From Sports

The use of analytics in the sports world has much to teach managers about alignment, performance improvement and business ecosystems.

What Businesses Can Learn From Sports Analytics | MIT Sloan Management Review.

 

Crowd management

With the 2014 World Cup kicking off in three weeks’ time, Brazil is preparing for a busy tournament.

BBC News – World Cup: Brazil’s small security firms get ready.