Two of the three WTCs now won by teams outside the so-called Big Three. Please stop all this talk of two divisions/tiers and embrace the fact that Test cricket is more competitive than many give it credit for.

The Netflix of Football or Infantino's White Elephant? As FIFA+ is put in to DAZN, it's timely to ask, WTF is it? ⁦Martyn Ziegler⁩ ⁦Matt Slater⁩ ⁦Adam Crafton⁩ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uno…

Sensational

💬 Bob Iger: “[Holding on to the linear television networks and to integrate them seamlessly with our streaming business] allows Disney to aggregate audiences and manage programming under a single structure, supporting margin growth and cost efficiency.” A few episodes ago,

Like the Etihad on a good day

Exclusive: FIFA has spent over $50 million on marketing to promote this summer’s Club World Cup tournament in the United States, including increasing original budget by millions in past month as they sought to drive attendances for the tournament nytimes.com/athletic/64262…

Fun fact: Sky’s cricket account hasn’t tweeted about the men’s T20 blast since opening night (29/5). The IPL final had 22 tweets alone. Imagine if Sky just didn’t promote their premier league football coverage all season.

Lovely phrase: “navigate the wicked ways of English conditions”

This is the way. Skin in the game for the executives.

FergiesRightRef Telegraph Football Sam Wallace When it comes to sport Americans are flat-earthers as Richard Scudamore so eloquently described on Unofficial Partner™ podcast

This week's Unofficial Partner Substack is a Portrush Diary, featuring Dan Rapaport Inci Mehmet Niall Horan Xander Schauffele Steve Martin and many, many more #TheOpen #RoyalPortrush #Golf open.substack.com/pub/unofficial…

Unofficial Partner™ listening to your wonderful podcast and feeling im understanding some of the whys how's wherefores the mechanisms and merits and then Sam Sadi finishes off with the claim US college sport will match Champions League and The World Cup!!!!!!!

Recommend Joey D'Urso’s new book, More Than A Shirt. Here he is talking about it podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uno…

Now imagine that #ESPN would’ve also acquired a mobile-only, local-market package ( = NFL+). It would’ve been an even bigger communications mess, which even the most-informed trade magazines and audiences can’t seem to navigate …😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 A select (legacy) asset (fire) sale by

Want to understand the business of cricket? 🏏 The Unofficial Partner™ 'Inside Edge' series is essential listening! 4 key areas to date: India's growing dominance, the rise of data analytics, cricket's complex digital evolution and most recently, media rights. unofficialpartner.com/podcast/episod…

🏃 What’s Sport Selling? Ep4 – Running the World with Unofficial Partner™ World Athletics CEO John Ridgeon on why running is the most accessible sport and why govts must do more to keep people fit. 🎧 Listen 👉 bit.ly/4lJfDcK #Redtorch #RunningCulture #SportsBusiness