Michael Cole

We all felt women’s football was elevated by the Lionesses winning Euro 2022 - and now we have it in numbers. Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance says WSL club revenues were up 50% in 2022/23, with total league attendances over one million for first time. And it’s the big four of Arsenal F.C, Chelsea Football Club, Manchester City Football Club and Manchester United driving most of that growth with disproportionate investment - generating 66% of all cumulative league revenues, while their wage bills also accounted for 57% of league wage costs. Useful insight from Timothy Bridge and the team #SportsBiz https://lnkd.in/e8GwvGnU

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An example of digital platforms integrating their services to offer a seamless service for Sports and their Members - working together to innovate and generate revenue. #sportstech #sportsbusiness #sheffieldbusiness #innovation #data #partnership #streaming #membershipmanagement

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In the wake of my post this week on the relationship between #padel and the LTA, can I ask any stakeholders in the UK padel scene who would like to contribute to as well as share their views and experience on the interplay between the sport and the LTA to get in contact with me (publicly or privately). At this stage I want to collect names and understand and coordinate views, whether positive or negative, what should continue, what should change, objectives, timelines, limitations etc. I will try to then coordinate a forum based on that intel to really fine tune the feelings of the group. Ideally we can end that phase with a decision on next steps and any meeting with the LTA. As an aside, if anyone (not necessarily from within padel) has experience of building and standing up a #nationalgoverningbody #NGB in the UK, how to work constructively with UK Sport and Sport England and the relevant #InternationalFederation #IF etc that perspective could be really useful as well. Finally, if you read this and feel someone else should be made aware of this, please feel free to repost or forward.

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Attention spans are decreasing, the speed of living is increasing - and new age sports fans are demanding engaging, real-time, experiences that hold their interest and fit into their busy schedules. Founded by Mo Kilany in 2020, Fanera is the world's 1st Football community powered by Web 3.0 technology. It was great to speak with Mo about his company first-hand and learn more about the technology behind the brand. By leveraging machine learning and AI, #Fanera provides a scalable, multilingual, international experience that is accessible to everyone, everywhere, anytime. Their communication pathways between Clubs, Brands, sponsors and fans, creates new sports interaction channels, encourages mass participation and potentially creates new revenue streams. As a gamified social networking platform with over 400K active users, Fanera is definitely moving in the right direction. By providing unique content that enhances the fan experience (e.g. NFTs), and enabling users to connect with each other, interact with teams, earn loyalty rewards, etc, Fanera effectively caters to new age fans and how they consume sports. It is no secret the future of sports tech lies in the fan experience, and it will be interesting to see how this develops over time as more tech startups emerge. https://www.fanera.co/ #Innovation #Startup #Sports #Technology

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