SportBusiness Finance Weekly
SportBusiness' weekly podcast examining the biggest stories developing across the global sports industry, particularly though the lens of finance and dealmaking. Co-hosted by SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher and Chris Russo, chief executive of Fifth Generation Sports
SportBusiness Finance Weekly
Episode 86 - October 17, 2022
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In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Sohrob Farudi, co-founder and chief executive of Fan Controlled Sports & Entertainment. Fisher and Russo also discuss rising athlete investment activity in emerging entities such as Major League Pickleball and Gym Class VR, renewed calls to expand college basketball’s March Madness, the ongoing sexual abuse scandal in the National Women’s Soccer League, the National Football League’s upcoming Fall Meetings, and Major League Baseball's trailblazing sponsorship deal with consumer cannabidiol (CBD) producer Charlotte’s Web.