Sports

The 2026 FIFA World Cup showed how sport is becoming bigger, more digital and more commercially complex—while also exposing difficult questions about governance.

Professional football is a global entertainment industry, but the money behind a club comes from several different places. Matchday income, broadcasting, commercial partnerships, merchandise, player trading and competition participation can all contribute.

Women's football has moved far beyond the idea of being a smaller version of the men's game. It is developing its own audiences, competitions, commercial partnerships and professional structures.