The Business Behind Sport Podcast

About The Business Behind Sport Podcast

The Business Behind Sport is Ankura's award-winning podcast exploring the commercial, legal, regulatory, and operational forces shaping the global sports industry. Hosted by Ankura Senior Sport Advisor Jonny Gray, the series brings together leading voices from across sport, including athletes and agents, lawyers, club owners, event organisers and industry innovators. Through in-depth conversations, we examine the issues driving decision-making across sport today from governance, integrity, regulation, investigations, and compliance to investment, sponsorship, infrastructure, major events, and the future of sports organisations. Whether you work in sport or simply want to understand the business behind the headlines, each episode offers expert perspectives on how sport is being governed, financed, protected, and grown. Explore our other podcasts, The Ankura Podcast and The Impact Exchange, for expert perspectives on business strategy, risk, disputes, investigations, economics, and today's most pressing commercial challenges. Follow Ankura on LinkedIn for the latest insights: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ankura-consulting-group/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ankura-consulting-group/)

Publisher

An Ankura Podcast

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Sept 2022

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   College Sport’s Billion-Dollar Transformation

   US college sport is being rewritten in real time. Student athletes are earning millions. Private capital is entering the game. And US colleges are rethinking how they operate, compete and generate revenue. In this episode, Nicholas Lord, Founder and CEO of NOCAP Sports, sits down with Jonny Gray to explore what this transformation means for the business of US college sport, from revenue sharing and under-monetized assets to private investment and the growing professionalisation of athletes. W...

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Football’s Financial Shake-Up

   A new era of football finance has begun. In this episode, Ankura experts Ben Johnson and David Dearman join Jonny Gray to unpack one of the most significant regulatory shifts in English football, drawing on their experience advising on high-profile football accounting and financial matters. From the strengths and shortcomings of Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) to the opportunities, challenges, and potential disputes that could emerge under the new Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) and Sustainabili...

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   The Cases Shaping Modern Sport with Jonathan Taylor KC

   Jonathan Taylor KC, Partner at Bird & Bird LLP, discusses landmark integrity battles shaping modern sport with host Jonny Gray, revealing how governance protects credibility.

Who has been a guest on The Business Behind Sport Podcast

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• Jonathan Taylor KC
• Gareth Farrelly
• Paul Phillips
• Vicky Cuming
• Stacey Copeland

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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