FIFA’s new Club World Cup format surprises and divides opinion
If you listen to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the Club World Cup is already the most popular and successful club…
All articles by Conrad Wiacek
Conrad Wiacek
Conrad Wiacek is head of sport analysis at GlobalData, specializing in sports sponsorship, brand strategies and media evaluation with a particular interest in soccer, F1 and US sports.
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US Sports ownership gets complicated as prices and tensions rise
In 1989, a little-known Insurance salesman who had sold the family business and ventured into oil and gas exploration bought…
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Does Trump’s tariff policy impact the sports industry?
President Donald Trump has wasted no time enacting trade tariffs on neighbouring countries. Within the first few weeks of his…
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Has ice hockey stumbled into a goldmine?
Booing of national anthems, cross-border tensions, a national hero betraying his country, and wall-to-wall press coverage. Normally the only thing…
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UEFA changes TEAMs
An era came to an end as European soccer's governing body UEFA announced it has entered exclusive negotiations with the…
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Are streaming services ready to replace traditional broadcasters with live sports?
On Saturday night, millions of people around the world turned to Netflix to watch Jake Paul fight Mike Tyson. Whatever…
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What does a Trump Presidency mean for the US sports industry
Donald Trump’s second presidential term will see the United States host two of the biggest sporting events in the world…
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Panasonic and Toyota are out of the TOP Programme – does the IOC need to reform its commercial model?
At the beginning of September, following the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Japanese electronics giant Panasonic announced that…
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Will AI bust before it booms for the sports industry?
“When you go through a curve like this, the risk of underinvesting is dramatically greater than the risk of overinvesting…
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Is Copa America a missed opportunity for US Soccer?
The 2024 edition of Copa America has been played across 14 venues in the United States, taking the international continental…