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Every week, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost take a deeper look at sport and money. We talk through the stories from the week, from bumper sports' star salaries to grassroots gems, along with in-depth interviews and analysis to delve into what makes the world of sport and money tick.

How to start a sports team from scratch - new London City Royals basketball franchise owner reveals all

November 5, 2019

Starting a sports team from scratch and taking them to glory: it sounds like something out of a computer game rather than real life. This week, assist...

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'€60k was fanned on the bed...': Ex-footballer talks match fixing, his regrets and why the FA helped when he came out of jail

October 29, 2019

Match-fixing in sport. It is a subject that makes fans boil with anger and ask: just how and why would any professional do it? Aren't they already pai...

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Is Piracy threatening the future of football? This is Moneyball discuss pirate broadcasters and why the rules of the game off the pitch are now so crucial

September 9, 2019

Forget Blackbeard and the stealing of Spanish treasure fleets, when you think of piracy these days it might well be football that's flying the Jolly R...

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What's it like to score the winning try in a Rugby World Cup final? This is Moneyball and an England legend discuss the upcoming tournament in Japan

September 3, 2019

There are very few sportspeople who are lucky enough to score the winner in the final of any tournament, let alone the pinnacle of a sport. But Nolli ...

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Sports stars and social media: a financial goldmine or recipe for disaster? We speak to Héctor Bellerín's account manager

August 27, 2019

Social media use among sports stars has seen some of them become more than just a player – they are icons with a global following of millions who post...

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The six juiciest football finance stories of summer 2019... from big money transfers to clubs on the brink

August 19, 2019

The football season is back with bang but what happened off the pitch in the summer when it comes to money created major talking points. Assistant edi...

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David Ames on life as a professional hockey player: From funding worries to having no pension

August 12, 2019

This week sees the start of the European Men's Hockey Championships and one man that will be there is GB vice-captain David Ames. But it hasn't all be...

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How tough is it financially for amateur Olympic hopefuls? We speak to Team GB boxing medal hope Jordan Reynolds and former Olympian Amir Khan

August 6, 2019

This time next year, Team GB will be competing at Tokyo 2020 and hoping to surpass its record tally from Rio 2016. But how tough is it to get funding ...

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What goes on behind the scenes of a football transfer? We take a look ahead of deadline day with sports lawyer Daniel Geey

July 29, 2019

Football transfer deadline day. It conjures images of countdown clocks, TV presenters talking a mile-a-minute, sports reporters outside training groun...

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Is Tour de France 2019 the most exciting race for a generation - and how do the economic spokes turn?

July 22, 2019

We are entering the final week of the Tour de France, billed by one expert as the most exciting since 1989 – but how do the finances stack up and why ...

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