Sport$trategies

The Business of Sport

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This site gives you the latest Canadian sports business trends and topics, with original blog posts as well as a random selection of related news and views. Plus you’ll find access links to recent episodes in the Sport$trategies YouTube video series as well as recent editions of the Sport$trategies Podcast.

Canadian latest celebrity owner to steer European soccer club towards promotion

May 1, 2024

Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny have set the bar for celebrity soccer ownership as Wrexham AFC earned a double promotion over the past two years to rise from the fifth-tier National League to play in the third-tier English League One next season. TV personalities Mark Consuelos and his wife, Kelly Ripa, have tasted success … More Canadian latest celebrity owner to steer European soccer club towards promotion

Canadian Soccer in 2021: Our Time Has Come. Finally!

November 22, 2021

2021 has been an unprecedented year for Canadian soccer. The Canadian National Women’s Team won Olympic gold in Tokyo and the Canadian National Men’s Team not only reached the final Concacaf FIFA World Cup qualifying phase (the “Octagon”), but currently lead the group after two extraordinary victories in Edmonton this month. This past weekend, CF … More Canadian Soccer in 2021: Our Time Has Come. Finally!

Sport$trategies:The Podcast

May 21, 2021

A program devoted to the business of sports currently streaming at Itoc Italian on the Itoc Media network. On this limited bi-weekly series, we’ll examine how business owners in the Canadian sports industry faced the challenges posed by Covid-19 and how they’ve been able to mitigate the financial damage and project towards a positive path … More Sport$trategies:The Podcast