Sports Valuations

Professional sport is a global, multi-billion asset class, and this innovative book delivers a definitive answer to the question: how do we truly assess the financial worth of teams, leagues and players in such a complex, interdependent system? Sports Valuations presents a clear and contemporary framework for valuing sport, providing academics and industry professionals with methods to understand, analyse and capitalise on financial assets in sport.Leading experts move beyond conventional approaches to demonstrate how value is shaped by factors such as league structures, governance systems, media rights and the central role of intangible assets. They explore crucial issues including performance and recruitment strategy and examine key developments in private equity investment and evolving governance models. Bridging both academic theory and professional practice, chapters analyse detailed case studies to illustrate how valuation techniques can be applied to real-world sports organisations, teams and player assets.Sports Valuations is an essential resource for researchers, students and faculty working in sport finance, management, economics and business. It will also provide a vital toolkit for finance, valuation and investment professionals as well as analysts and consultants involved in sports transactions.