Money makes the world go round, and the sports industry is no exception. Despite differences from sport to sport, the industry is seeing a huge influx of capital: money from sponsors and broadcast rights, as well as buyouts by venture capital, large corporations, and billionaires. Pressured by teams and federations, athletes are pushing their bodies and minds beyond limits. The 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics are facing logistical difficulties given spreading Covid in Japan. There are new and resurfacing scandals of sexual abuse and corruption. Yet, the industry as a whole is facing an avalanche of interrelated problems. Sports are on the top of everyone’s minds this Summer as global sporting events came back with a bang following 15 months of pandemic-related empty stadiums. Sprague has published several works on the Beautiful Game, including developing and writing the original concept of the documentary film The Two Escobars, an official selection of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of love.fútbol, a global NGO that partners with impoverished communities to build safe spaces to play. Sprague has served as the Head of Special Projects for InterMiami CF and was intimately involved in the high-profile expansion of the team’s launch in 2020. With the recent end of Copa America and the Eurocup and the 2021 Summer Olympics about to begin, he joins hosts Peter Schechter and Muni Jensen on Altamar’s latest podcast episode to sort out the intricacies of the increasingly convoluted sports scene.

Nick Sprague, co-owner of sports biotech and data science company Orreco specializing in working with elite athletes and teams on bio-analytics and recovery, takes us on a deep dive into the global sports industry. World sports are reeling from exhausted athletes, corporate bottom lines, rampant corruption and political antagonisms. Guest: Nick Sprague, co-owner of sports biotech and data science company, Orreco, specializing in assisting elite athletes and teams

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