Sports team valuation

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4th&long
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Sports team valuation

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https://www.outkick.com/the-denver-bron ... exploding/

>> At over $4.6 billion, it represents the highest value for a sports franchise in American history, far outpacing the $2.4 billion paid for the New York Mets.
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When the Dodgers, a historic franchise in one of the nation’s two largest media markets, sold for $2.15 billion in 2012, many considered it an exorbitant price... Now just ten years later, a relatively mid-tier NFL franchise sold for more than double that price.

How high will bidding go for the next team to come up for sale? The bar for sports team ownership just keeps going higher.<<

One thing we know, the USFL/XFL franchises aren't worth but a small fraction of that amount today. But not many people can afford a $4.6billion price tag (and with NFL wealth requirements). And while teams have tended to go up in value as an investment, we also know that the main driver of ownership is ego. This is what FOX's Murdoch is looking to tap in near/mid term. I'm sure its also an RBC's exit strategy (one of many).

I view this purchase as a positive for the other leagues.
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