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Bob Williams
@WilliamsBob75
@sportbusiness US correspondent.
Jul 11, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The value of soccer rights in the States is going up and up and up - a projected $2bn over six years ($333m a year) is more than double what Uefa is getting at the moment for its Champions League/Europa League rights
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… According to this report, NBC Sports, ESPN, CBS Sports, Amazon, Apple, Fox Sports, Warner Bros Discovery, Univision and DAZN are all in talks at present. Basically all the big players.
Nov 23, 2021 • 50 tweets • 5 min read
Annus horribilis - a year to forget for the @nwsl.

A timeline of the NWSL's decline into scandal, disgrace and chaos during 2021, with some good news along the way. Apologies in advance for any mistakes and/or omissions. 1/many Jan. 12 - NWSL officially announces an expansion team from Sacramento, California, will join the league for the 2022 season. Sacramento Republic FC investors Ron Burkle and Matt Alvarez are involved, says Lisa Baird.
Nov 23, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
ARTICLE: A deep dive into @NASCAR's efforts into establishing a significant presence in the metaverse, a long-term process which has begun with gaming partnerships with Roblox, Rocket League and Zed Run sportbusiness.com/2021/11/nascar… "I strongly feel that in the future consumers will choose which version of reality they want to experience [physical or digital] and Nascar has to be relevant in both…or we’re done,” Nascar executive Nick Rend told me.
Apr 8, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
JUST IN: Univision’s TUDN and Liga BBVA MX have announced the 'eLigaMX by BBVA Tournament' an EA Sports “FIFA 20” gaming tournament. It features player representatives from each Liga MX club competing head-to-head in a 17-matchday season on Playstation 4 that mirrors this year’s Clausura schedule with the top eight teams advancing to a single elimination playoff format.