Bit of personal news: In January I was diagnosed with Diabetes. My blood sugar level was 12, they weren’t sure if I was Type 1 or 2 and I needed to be put on injections (once per week) and pills (four per day) to reduce the blood sugar levels and lose weight.

The World Cup’s mandatory 3-minute “hydration break” is most devious ad unit inevntion since YouTube’s triple pre-roll back-to-back unskippable ad. Across 104 matches, FIFA now has 624 minutes (10 hours) of new ad inventory. That’s total of $500m potential new ad revenue that didn’t exist before (~$400k per 30-second slot). Hydration breaks in previous year were called if heat/humidity crossed a threshold. An estimated 200-250 million people watched Brazil vs. Morocco (Super Bowl is 130 million-ish, but still juiciest ad rates at $8m per 30 second spot). *** WSJ says ad range start at $250k (early games) to $750k or more for top-attraction matches (eg US games) for 30-second slot: wsj.com/sports/soccer/world-…

Absolute nonsense!

Looking for someone with sport management expertise willing to review a journal article submission. TIA.

No prize money for athletes @Olympics can presumably be matched by no per diem for officials @Olympics ! The Olympics can’t run without either so why should only one (the most important one) not be compensated?

I don't say this maliciously because he is a very good player but he is the exact type of player every Cat 1 academy can and should be able to produce. £100m valuations are demonstrative of the fact few of them have the patience to do it.

It takes great courage to take action against people with immense power. It can ruin careers and have a great impact on one’s life. To those people I thank you. To those who had the power to do something and chose not to, you took the easy option. Everybody see’s your priority!

It seems the main reason why David Sullivan was allow to keep owning West Ham right now despite being banned from women and kids teams is because the FA never actually bothered to tell the Premier League he was banned This is a complete abject failure from the FA.

Having read this, it’s a simple glitch that meant 60 tickets (SIXTY) were accidentally sent out to people for free and FIFA can’t even bring themselves to swallow it. They’d sell the air people breathe in the stadiums if they could.

“We had 50 players in the draft this year that were over 25-years-old competing against 17 and 18-year-olds...” - Nick Saban Why’s that important? Well… here’s Will Anderson Jr. at 17-18 years old (left) versus Will Anderson Jr. at 25 years old (right) 😂

“Arsenal is not humble. Have they ever won a Champions League?” Even during the NBA Finals Josh Hart is letting everyone know what color London is

Airbnb and WSL Football have announced a new £1m player accommodation fund, which will allow players who are moving clubs to apply for grants to help them cover the costs of short-term accommodation when they move to a WSL or WSL2 club and they're relocating. #BarclaysWSL

The club made it clear they didn’t want Katie McCabe. That hurts players. Moving to Chelsea also means she can stay living with her partner. How many of you would move across the country and leave your partner behind for a job? Be annoyed at the club, not the player.

Interesting remarks around the impact of NIL in College sport.

I'm so glad Jason Cundy doubled down. 😂😂 cry babies Arsenal.

Behdad Eghbali “Chelsea was not terribly well managed on the football side, sporting side or promotional side" No front of shirt sponsor. 10th place finish. lol.

BREAKING: Athletic Department immediately learns what its like to be owned by a Private Equity Firm.

London's first. London's finest. London's only.

Chelsea remains the only team to have conquered Europe 🏆 Won everything there is to win. 💙

Come and visit London’s Home of Trophies. 🏆 Book your Stadium Tour at Stamford Bridge now. ⭐️⭐️

Arsenal have set the record for the lowest possession percentage for a team playing in a Champions League final (since records began in 2003-04). The previous lowest record was also Arsenal, set in the 2006 Champions League final, which they played 72 minutes with 10 men.