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Cristiano Ronaldo is football’s first-ever billionaire: he went from begging for burgers outside McDonald’s to landing a $400 million-plus tax-free Saudi contract

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David Beckham’s company raked in nearly $100 million last year: Deals with AliExpress and SharkNinja put him back on the billionaire track
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David Beckham’s company raked in nearly $100 million last year: Deals with AliExpress and SharkNinja put him back on the billionaire track

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Former pro-athlete and Castore cofounder/co-CEO Tom Beahon
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Multimillionaire athlete-turned-CEO says he never buys expensive clothes and only flies economy because he’s in constant fear of running out of cash

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Exclusive: $12 billion liquor giant Pernod Ricard inks MLS sponsorship for Jameson whiskey brand

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Leadership

Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro reveals how he led the team to an undefeated season. ‘A football club has to be managed much like a business’

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Pro sports teams have run out of names. Here’s why

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First Black president of an MLS team talks sustaining growth amid $775 million valuation and record attendance numbers

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Magic Johnson beat the system that runs athletes broke with one piece of advice
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Magic Johnson beat the system that runs athletes broke with one piece of advice

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The UK’s second-richest man is demanding Manchester United workers return to the office—’If you don’t like it, please seek alternative employment’
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The UK’s second-richest man is demanding Manchester United workers return to the office—’If you don’t like it, please seek alternative employment’

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May 8, 2024
Lionel Messi’s no-show in Hong Kong will now cost the organizer $7.2 million in refunds to upset fans
Leadership

Lionel Messi’s no-show in Hong Kong will now cost the organizer $7.2 million in refunds to upset fans

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February 9, 2024
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi sat out an exhibition game in Hong Kong, and it cost the organizers $1.9 million in government money
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Soccer superstar Lionel Messi sat out an exhibition game in Hong Kong, and it cost the organizers $1.9 million in government money

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February 5, 2024
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Lifestyle

Saudi Arabia has gone so soccer crazy that it spent $875 million to buy top players—more than any European country except England

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September 8, 2023
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Lifestyle

Nike shamed into offering ‘limited’ numbers of England women’s star goalkeeper’s jerseys after petition and backlash

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August 25, 2023
Saudi Arabia’s stunning sports summer offers ‘quicker movement on the sort of ideological maneuvering that sportswashing is so much about’

Saudi Arabia’s stunning sports summer offers ‘quicker movement on the sort of ideological maneuvering that sportswashing is so much about’

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July 30, 2023
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How to watch the third-place play-off of the 2022 FIFA World Cup live online for free—and without cable

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