Bloomberg Business of Sports

As of this month, around $15 billion worth of deals for major sports teams have been completed this year - more than any other year on record. With more deals in the works, including potentially for Manchester United, hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower are joined by Bloomberg Quicktake Correspondent Alex Webb to discuss how to value a sports team, and why European soccer club valuations are so much different from NFL team valuations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower talk over the massive new seven-year TV broadcast rights deal the Big Ten struck with Fox, CBS and NBC and what it means for the media landscape of college football.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu are joined by Action Networks CEO Patrick Keane to discuss the growth of US sports betting and how companies like his are rising to meet the needs of this evolving market with new innovations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Textor is looking transform the landscape of global football. Over the past year, he's acquired stakes in soccer teams from London to Rio de Janeiro. So why is he building this football empire? Bloomberg's David Hellier joins Scarlet Fu and Michael Barr to explain on today's Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu are joined by La Liga North America CEO Boris Gartner to talk about the start of the new season, soccer's growing popularity in the US, and how Apple TV sitcom Ted Lasso has helped.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower discuss Serena Williams' potential retirement. They explore her comments suggesting she might not need to leave the sport if she were male with Bloomberg Senior Editor Lindsey Rupp. They also get an update on legal proceedings between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf with Bloomberg Law's Peter Blumberg.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower talk with USA Presidents Cup captain and World Golf Hall of Famer Davis Love III on the upcoming Presidents Cup, and the ongoing tension between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu bring in legal experts to talk about two major sports headlines. Dan Lust, attorney at Geragos & Geragos in New York City joins to dive into LIV Golf's antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour. Plus, Martin Edel, Co-Chair of Goulston & Storrs Sports Law Practice and Adjunct Instructor of Law at Columbia Law School joins to discuss the NFL's appeal of Deshaun Watson's six-game suspension.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu are joined by former NBA star, Metta Sandiford-Artest, formerly known as Metta World Peace. Their wide-ranging conversation focused on his various business interests through his Artest Management Group, and his plans to launch a large investment fund.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu are joined by Professor Aram Goudsouzian, a Professor of History at the University of Memphis, and author of the book, "King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution". They discuss how Bill Russell changed the game of basketball with his style of play, leading to 11 championship wins, and helped to break down racial barriers off the court as an activist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.