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Professional Sports Teams & Organizations

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Industry Description

The US professional sports teams industry includes about 1,500 organizations with combined annual revenue of about $30 billion. The dominant professional sports leagues in the US are the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), and the National Hockey League (NHL). Other leagues include the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), Major League Soccer (MLS), and the American Hockey League (AHL). The industry is concentrated: the top 50 organizations generate about 60 percent of revenue.

SIC: 7922, 7941
NAICS: 711211, 711310, 711320
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
Major League Baseball7,000.00MNew York, NY
SYDNEY SUPERDOME PTY LTD2,002.61MSydney Markets, Nsw
Fédération Internationale de Football Association1,021.75MZurich, Switzerland
Real Madrid, Club de Fútbol551.75MMadrid, Spain
David Lloyd Leisure Operations Holdings Ltd490.88MHatfield, Herts
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Industry Indicator

US corporate profits, an indicator of corporate sponsorships, memberships, and donations, rose 7.9 percent in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
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Quarterly Industry Update

World Cup Broadcasting Rights Sold for $1 Billion  - Marking a win for the soccer governing body FIFA, Fox Sports, a unit of media giant News Corporation, and Telemundo, the Spanish-language network owned by...
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