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      • November 2022
      • Case

      The Globalization of Manchester City Football Group

      By: Maria P. Roche, Tiona Zuzul, Exequiel Hernandez and Amy Klopfenstein
      This case describes the efforts of City Football Group (CFG) to purchase Esporte Clube Bahia (Bahia), a Brazilian professional soccer club. CFG’s strategy was to acquire under-performing clubs worldwide, invest money in high-profile players, and improve the teams’...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Geography; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Organizations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Sports; Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Expansion; Sports Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; England; South America; Brazil
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      Roche, Maria P., Tiona Zuzul, Exequiel Hernandez, and Amy Klopfenstein. "The Globalization of Manchester City Football Group." Harvard Business School Case 723-391, November 2022.
      • January 2022
      • Case

      FIFA and The World Cup: The Future of Football

      By: Anita Elberse, Oliver Band and Howard Johnson
      Should FIFA host its biggest event—the FIFA World Cup—every two years instead of every four, as it has been doing since the event’s inception in the 1930s? In September 2021, Gianni Infantino, the president of the International Federation of Association Football...  View Details
      Keywords: Sports; Soccer; Football; Entertainment; Media; Talent Development; Globalization; Marketing; Strategy; General Management; Governance; Decision Making; Governing and Advisory Boards; Problems and Challenges; Brands and Branding; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Elberse, Anita, Oliver Band, and Howard Johnson. "FIFA and The World Cup: The Future of Football." Harvard Business School Case 522-076, January 2022.
      • January 2022
      • Teaching Note

      Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (A) and (B)

      By: John Beshears and Christine Exley
      Teaching note for "Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (A) and (B), nos. 920-029 and 920-030.  View Details
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      Beshears, John, and Christine Exley. "Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 922-032, January 2022.
      • 2021
      • Working Paper

      MLS as a Sports Product—The Prominence of the World's Game in the U.S.

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and Kenneth Cortsen
      The purpose of this Working Paper is to analyze how soccer at the professional level in the U.S., with Major League Soccer as a focal point, has developed over the span of a quarter of a century. It is worthwhile to examine the growth of Major League Soccer (MLS) from...  View Details
      Keywords: Soccer; Major League Soccer; Sports; Growth and Development; Organizational Structure; Business Model; Sports Industry; United States
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and Kenneth Cortsen. "MLS as a Sports Product—The Prominence of the World's Game in the U.S." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-111, March 2021. (Revised April 2021.)
      • March 2021
      • Supplement

      Sky Deutschland Analysis: Results

      By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Sascha L. Schmidt, Renate Imoberdorf and Sebastian Koppers
      Carsten Schmidt, CEO of Sky Deutschland, needs to prepare for the auction of German soccer rights. Much was at stake. Not only was soccer the most widely watched sport in Germany, the company had long advertised that only Sky showed “every game, every goal.” In...  View Details
      Keywords: Sports; Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Intellectual Property; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Sports Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany
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      Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Sascha L. Schmidt, Renate Imoberdorf, and Sebastian Koppers. "Sky Deutschland Analysis: Results." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 721-853, March 2021.
      • March 2021
      • Case

      Sky Deutschland - Bidding for Sports Rights (A)

      By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Sascha L. Schmidt, Renate Imoberdorf and Sebastian Koppers
      Carsten Schmidt, CEO of Sky Deutschland, needs to prepare for the auction of German soccer rights. Much was at stake. Not only was soccer the most widely watched sport in Germany, the company had long advertised that only Sky showed “every game, every goal.” In...  View Details
      Keywords: Sports; Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Intellectual Property; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Sports Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany
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      Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Sascha L. Schmidt, Renate Imoberdorf, and Sebastian Koppers. "Sky Deutschland - Bidding for Sports Rights (A)." Harvard Business School Case 721-440, March 2021.
      • March 2021
      • Supplement

      Sky Deutschland - Bidding for Sports Rights (B)

      By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Sascha L. Schmidt and Sebastian Koppers
      Carsten Schmidt, CEO of Sky Deutschland, needs to prepare for the auction of German soccer rights. Much was at stake. Not only was soccer the most widely watched sport in Germany, the company had long advertised that only Sky showed “every game, every goal.” In...  View Details
      Keywords: Sports; Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Intellectual Property; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Sports Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany
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      Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Koppers. "Sky Deutschland - Bidding for Sports Rights (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-441, March 2021.
      • July 2020 (Revised April 2022)
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      Paris Saint-Germain: Building One of the World's Top Sports Brands

      By: Anita Elberse and David Moreno Vicente
      In March 2020, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the president of French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain (‘PSG’) sees his team clinch a spot among the last eight clubs to compete in the UEFA Champions League. Established in 1970 and initially a club with only moderate success, PSG’s...  View Details
      Keywords: Soccer; Football; Superstars; Talent; Talent Development; General Management; Sports; Entertainment; Media; Talent and Talent Management; Globalization; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Strategy; Sports Industry; Europe
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      Elberse, Anita, and David Moreno Vicente. "Paris Saint-Germain: Building One of the World's Top Sports Brands." Harvard Business School Case 521-006, July 2020. (Revised April 2022.)
      • June 2020 (Revised April 2022)
      • Case

      AFC Ajax

      By: Anita Elberse
      In July 2019, AFC Ajax’s chief executive officer Edwin van der Sar finalized one of the biggest transfers in soccer—that of Matthijs de Ligt, only 19 years old but already one of the sports world’s brightest stars—from AFC Ajax to Italian powerhouse Juventus FC for a...  View Details
      Keywords: Soccer; Talent and Talent Management; Sports; Globalization; Competitive Advantage; Strategy; Sports Industry; Europe
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      Elberse, Anita. "AFC Ajax." Harvard Business School Case 520-131, June 2020. (Revised April 2022.)
      • December 2019 (Revised December 2021)
      • Case

      Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (A)

      By: Christine Exley, John Beshears, Manuela Collis and Davis Heniford
      In 2019, members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (WNT) filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. The case describes the history of the WNT's quest for equal pay leading up to this event.  View Details
      Keywords: Equal Pay; Negotiation; Compensation and Benefits; Equality and Inequality; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Negotiation Tactics; Corporate Governance; Lawsuits and Litigation; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
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      Exley, Christine, John Beshears, Manuela Collis, and Davis Heniford. "Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (A)." Harvard Business School Case 920-029, December 2019. (Revised December 2021.)
      • December 2019 (Revised December 2021)
      • Supplement

      Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (B)

      By: Christine Exley, John Beshears, Manuela Collis and Davis Heniford
      Supplements the (A) case and describes the events following it  View Details
      Keywords: Equal Pay; Negotiation; Compensation and Benefits; Equality and Inequality; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Ethics; Negotiation Tactics; Corporate Governance; Lawsuits and Litigation; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
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      Exley, Christine, John Beshears, Manuela Collis, and Davis Heniford. "Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 920-030, December 2019. (Revised December 2021.)
      • October 2019
      • Supplement

      TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics (B)

      By: Feng Zhu, Sascha L. Schmidt, Karim R. Lakhani and Sebastian Koppers
      Supplement for the (A) case (HBS No. 616-010).  View Details
      Keywords: Football; Soccer; Bundesliga; Analytics; Innovation; Innovation And Strategy
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      Zhu, Feng, Sascha L. Schmidt, Karim R. Lakhani, and Sebastian Koppers. "TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 620-055, October 2019.
      • October 2019 (Revised February 2020)
      • Case

      Relevent and LaLiga: Bringing Spanish Soccer to America

      By: Anita Elberse and David Moreno Vicente
      “Barcelona backs out of proposed LaLiga match in Miami.” It is December 2018, and Daniel Sillman, chief executive officer of sports and entertainment company Relevent, is tasked with finding a way forward after a significant setback. Relevent had found success by...  View Details
      Keywords: Soccer; Football; Superstars; Talent; Talent Development; General Management; Marketing; Entertainment; Sports; Media; Talent and Talent Management; Globalization; Strategy; Sports Industry
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      Elberse, Anita, and David Moreno Vicente. "Relevent and LaLiga: Bringing Spanish Soccer to America." Harvard Business School Case 520-021, October 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
      • 2019
      • Working Paper

      Persuasive Propaganda During the 2015 Argentine Ballotage

      By: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky
      We study a propaganda campaign sponsored by the government against the main political challenger in the days preceding the 2015 Argentine runoff presidential election. Subjects in the treatment group watched an “ad” initially aired during soccer transmissions that was...  View Details
      Keywords: Propaganda; Persuasion; Voting; Political Elections; Government and Politics; Communication Strategy; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; Argentina
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      Di Tella, Rafael, Sebastian Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky. "Persuasive Propaganda During the 2015 Argentine Ballotage." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-030, September 2019. (Revised November 2019.)
      • December 2018
      • Teaching Note

      Bayern Munich in China

      By: Karim Lakhani and Sascha L. Schmidt
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 617-025.  View Details
      Keywords: Market Entry; Football; Soccer; Bundesliga; Digital Technology; Sports; Global Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Online Technology; Sports Industry; Germany; China
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      Lakhani, Karim, and Sascha L. Schmidt. "Bayern Munich in China." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 619-037, December 2018.
      • November 2018
      • Case

      Sportradar (A): From Data to Storytelling

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Oliver Gassmann
      In 2013, the Swiss sports data company Sportradar debated whether to expand from its core business of data provision to bookmakers into sports media products. Sports data was becoming a commodity, and in the future, sports leagues might reduce their dependence on...  View Details
      Keywords: Sports Data; Data; Sport; Sportradar; Football; Soccer; Gambling; Betting; Betting Markets; Statistics; Odds; Live Data; Bookmakers; Betradar; Visualization; Integrity; Monitoring; Gaming; Streaming; 2013; St.Gallen; Algorithm; Mathematical Modeling; Carsten Koerl; Betandwin; Bwin; Wagering; Probability; Sports; Analytics and Data Science; Mathematical Methods; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Transition; Strategy; Media; Sports Industry; Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Asia; Austria; Germany; England
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karen Elterman, and Oliver Gassmann. "Sportradar (A): From Data to Storytelling." Harvard Business School Case 719-429, November 2018.
      • January 2018
      • Teaching Note

      Harvard Men's Soccer

      By: Alison Wood Brooks and Katherine B. Coffman
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 918-011.  View Details
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      Brooks, Alison Wood, and Katherine B. Coffman. "Harvard Men's Soccer." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 918-029, January 2018.
      • September 2017
      • Case

      Harvard Men's Soccer

      By: Alison Wood Brooks and Katherine Coffman
      In the fall of 2016, the Crimson, Harvard’s undergraduate newspaper, broke a story revealing that the 2012 Harvard Men’s Soccer team had produced a sexually explicit “scouting report” about the Women’s Soccer team. The story generated national headlines and...  View Details
      Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Ethics; Gender; Social Issues
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      Brooks, Alison Wood, and Katherine Coffman. "Harvard Men's Soccer." Harvard Business School Case 918-011, September 2017.
      • November 2016
      • Case

      Bayern Munich in China

      By: Karim Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt, Michael Norris and Kerry Herman
      In 2015, German football club Bayern Munich is considering how to enter the Chinese market. Should it build its own infrastructure or rely on third-party partnerships to reach this massive football fan base?  View Details
      Keywords: Football; Soccer; Bundesliga; Digital Technology; Market Entry; Sports; Global Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Online Technology; Sports Industry; Germany; China
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      Lakhani, Karim, Sascha L. Schmidt, Michael Norris, and Kerry Herman. "Bayern Munich in China." Harvard Business School Case 617-025, November 2016.
      • May 2016
      • Case

      Seaside Organics

      By: Howard H. Stevenson and Alisa Zalosh
      This case follows Sara Norton, a soccer player-turned-serial entrepreneur, as she transforms Seaside Organics from a fledgling startup into an $89 million company. Informed by the successes and failures of her first organics venture, WellBar, Norton tries to balance...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Organizational Structure; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Personal Characteristics; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Conflict and Resolution; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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      Stevenson, Howard H., and Alisa Zalosh. "Seaside Organics." Harvard Business School Brief Case 916-526, May 2016.
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