Opinion

Michael Bapis, managing director at Rockefeller Capital Management, looks ahead to 2020 being a strong year for the development of athletes as businesspeople.
Events

In the wake of climate activists asking if tennis star Roger Federer actively supports the destruction of the planet, Ben Cronin asks what sport can do to minimise its environmental footprint and mollify its critics.

Nic Couchman, head of sport at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, considers the possible IP rights implications of biometric data.
Basketball

Scott Rosner, Professor of Professional Practice; Academic Director, M.S. in Sports Management Program, School of Professional Studies, Columbia University, remembers the lasting impression the late Kobe Bryant made upon his family that won't show up in any boxscore or sponsor earnings report

There is growing public and political antipathy towards the UK betting industry and its ubiquitous sponsorship of sport in the country. Callum McCarthy says the industry needs to heed lessons from Italy.

Joe Laing, business director at CSM Sport & Entertainment, considers the prospect of a Super Bowl-esque Premier League final, ahead of the much-loved NFL show-down this weekend.

Jon Tibbs, chairman of JTA, discusses why, in the wake of Russia's doping scandal, he believes only the guilty athletes should be punished and that innocent athletes need to be able to compete.

Charlie Greenwood, founder of Sports Loft, a tech hub in London specifically focused on the sports and media industry, looks at what makes a good sports tech accelerator programme

Former NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL senior executive Andy Dolich examines the need to safeguard the future of Minor League Baseball.

Athletes have more power than ever to change the world, writes Ivan Codina, managing director, SEA, Japan, Korea and Australia at LaLiga.

JJ Shaw, associate at law firm Lewis Silkin, discusses how, on the back of social media, the players really can be bigger than the club.

Lars Haue-Pedersen, Managing Director of BCW Sports Practice, wonders whether it is time to rethink World Championships for individual sports.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Dan Haddad, head of commercial strategy at Octagon UK, looks at the potential upside for Liverpool in opting to switch kit supplier rights from New Balance to Nike.

It is the Olympic year 2020, and as Tokyo rushes to get ready for the greatest show on earth in just a few months’ time, I am reminded of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid (disclaimer: I worked for Madrid 2020) a…

Mark Cornish explains how investment, technology and societal demands are creating new sponsorship opportunities in grassroots sport.

Scott Rosner, academic director of the MS in Sports Management, Columbia University, questions how we should address the staging of numerous sporting events in Saudi Arabia, in light of the kingdom's questionable human rights record.

Matt Vandrau, group chief executive of CSM, reflects on 2019, a year where we witnessed once again the capacity of sport to influence cultural change
Business

Four Inside Track contributors from around the world reflect on what they saw as the key industry developments of 2019 .