The Wage Bill
Sport's finances, examined properly
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- The 9.5-Year Contract That Isn't Really About Wages
Man City just signed the longest deal in Premier League history. The interesting part isn't the money, it's why the length matters.
- How Formula 1 Stopped Being A Money Pit
Team values are up 89% in two years. The cost cap did more than level the racing.
- Why Ranked 200 In The World Still Might Not Break Even
No salary, no team, no guaranteed pay. Tennis runs on the purest pay-to-play model left in professional sport.
- The Number In The Headline Is Never The Number In The Bank Account
A $10 million headline purse can shrink by half before the fighter ever sees it. Here's where it actually goes.