The Globalization of Football
In the past year, speculation regarding the international expansion of the NFL has intensified; however, it appears the Canadian Football...
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The ILR Sports Business Society blog is home to all of our online written content. Our writers publish articles regarding a variety of sports-related content, reflecting interests in basketball, football, baseball, hockey, and much more. In addition, the blog will feature many of our members' responses to follow-up questions distributed after our club-wide debates. For more information on how to get involved, please feel free to contact our Director of Blog, Elliott Ottensoser, at eao59@cornell.edu.
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Nate Mayor
- Jan 8, 2020
- 8 min
Sancho's Suitors: A Closer Look At The Bidding War To Come For Jadon Sancho
Arguably the most sought after talent in soccer today, Jadon Sancho is likely looking for a way out of Borussia Dortmund in either the...
Nate Mayor
- Jan 8, 2020
- 2 min
Erling Haaland's Transfer To Borussia Dortmund's True Cost
Borussia Dortmund announced the successful purchase of 19-year-old striker Erling Haaland just days before the European transfer window...
Nate Mayor
- Dec 11, 2019
- 2 min
Chelsea's Transfer Ban Reduced: What This Means For The January Transfer Window
Last February Chelsea FC was sentenced to a two-window transfer ban (Summer 2019 and January 2020). Chelsea violated Article 19 and 19b...
Trevor Goldstein
- Nov 12, 2019
- 4 min
What Can We Infer About the State of MLS From This Year's MLS Cup?
The 2019 MLS season concluded on Sunday, with the Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC fighting for the right to be crowned champions for the...
Ben Drain
- Nov 10, 2019
- 4 min
The London Chargers? Please, Someone Stop the NFL
In the past week, speculation regarding the relocation of the Los Angeles Chargers to London has been circulating. It’s no secret that...
Jakob Richards
- Nov 10, 2019
- 3 min
BTS of Nike: What to do with the story of Mary Cain
On November 7th, the New York Times released an opinion piece that covered the story of professional runner, Mary Cain. Cain’s story is...
djb384
- Nov 5, 2019
- 3 min
Good for Golf: Evaluating the Asian Swing of the PGA Tour
While the average golfer’s season may be over, the PGA Tour has just begun the beginning of the 2019-2020 season. Professional Golf...
Nate Mayor
- Nov 3, 2019
- 3 min
Racism in Soccer Merely Gets A Slap On The Wrist
Sadly, racism is still a problem in soccer. Across all major leagues in Europe, as well as international competitions, there are...
Ben Drain
- Nov 1, 2019
- 2 min
The Great Ticket Divide: Charity vs. Crime
The Los Angeles Lakers and Delta have built upon their former partnership with a new marketing initiative hoping to benefit both parties....
Jakob Richards
- Oct 31, 2019
- 3 min
MLB: The Ball and its Inconsistencies This Season
For anyone that has followed this MLB regular season, it hasn’t been hard to notice that there has been a big difference in the game, a...
Nate Mayor
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
FIFA Awards Yet Another Authoritarian Country
FIFA has shown once again that their allegiance lies with money at the expense of human rights. For the sixth straight major men's...
Luca Wernick
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
PUMA Basketball Rebounds
PUMA’s recent signing of rising star Kyle Kuzma to a 5-year shoe deal fully establishes them as a rising competitor to Nike, Adidas, and...
Trevor Goldstein
- Oct 25, 2019
- 10 min
The 6 Best Contracts In The NBA
In 2017, the NBA and the Player's Union came together to make a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for the 2016-17 season which will run...
Ben Drain
- Oct 18, 2019
- 2 min
The Impact of Bradley Beal's Contract Extension on the Wizards' Future
On October 17, 2019, Bradley Beal signed a 2-year, $72 million contract extension with the Washington Wizards. While the magnitude of the...
Jay Klein
- Oct 18, 2019
- 3 min
An Unlikely Confrontation: Inside the NBA's Losing Battle with Sleep
In recent years, the effects of concussions on former National Football League (NFL) players have been thrust into the public eye with...
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- Oct 9, 2019
- 16 min
Roundtable: The Future of Major League Baseball
At our latest SBS meeting, we had a discussion about Major League Baseball and dove into its current situation from a business...
Ben Drain
- Oct 6, 2019
- 2 min
World Surf League, the Olympics, and the Future of Surfing
As the world comes together for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, there will be a new entrant to the slate of competition. Surfing will make...
Max DelBello
- Oct 4, 2019
- 3 min
NBA Brings Basketball to India
The Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) will play each other in a pair of preseason...
Ben Drain
- Oct 3, 2019
- 3 min
MLS Expansion: Too Much of a Good Thing?
The most recent addition to Major League Soccer, FC Cincinnati, has struggled immensely in its first season since being added to the top...
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