Media
Massachusetts Institute of Technology panel video on globalisation in sport. Time: 1:04:00
Journal Articles
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Ellipsoid beats sphere (2015). The Economist. Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21651871-why-foreigners-mix-better-rugby-soccer-ellipsoid-beats-sphere
Globalisation in rugby. Money crosses borders.
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Maguire, J. Sport and Globalisation. Sport and development web-based platform, Swiss Academy for Development, Switzerland. Retrieved from Assets, Sport and Development.
Modern sport is bound up in a global network of interdependency chains that are marked by global flows and uneven power relations.
Top Earners in Sport
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Badenhausen, K. (2016, June 8). Cristiano Ronaldo Leads The world's highest-paid athletes of 2016. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/06/08/the-worlds-highest-paid-athletes-of-2016/#69fb2693538d
Two athletes have dominated the top of Forbes’ annual look at the highest-earners in sports over the past decade and a half: Golfer Tiger Woods landed the No. 1 spot 12 times, while boxer Floyd Mayweather ranked first three of the past four years.
Top Sport by Revenue
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Amaros, R. (2016, July 1). Which Professional Sports Leagues make the most money? Retrieved from http://howmuch.net/articles/sports-leagues-by-revenue
There are two major patterns that can be seen from our infographic. First, football leagues dominate the top chart. Now, there is a big debate over the use of the term football. America and a few other countries use the term soccer, while most of the world uses the term football. Either way, it’s an extremely popular sport. Out of the top 20 leagues by revenue, 14 are associated football groups.