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Take #4 - Golden State Didn't Negotiate the Patch. They Priced It.

Jul 1, 2026

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Take #4 - Golden State Didn't Negotiate the Patch. They Priced It.

Golden State signed the richest jersey deal in North American sports history. The number isn't the headline. The structure that made it possible is.

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Take #3 - Anyone Can Sponsor a Race. Louis Vuitton Also Took the Sky

Jun 10, 2026

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3 min read

Take #3 - Anyone Can Sponsor a Race. Louis Vuitton Also Took the Sky

Louis Vuitton just put its name on Monaco's Grand Prix and lit up the sky above it. The takeaway for any brands ? The work begins once the deal is signed;

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Take #2 - The French Open Just Exposed the Proximity Playbook

Jun 3, 2026

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4 min read

Take #2 - The French Open Just Exposed the Proximity Playbook

Properties are unlocking new ad real estate by the square inch and brands are racing to fill it. But Roland Garros just showed what happens when a logo gets too close to the thing it's borrowing from

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Take #1 - Gucci Racing & Why You Can't Sponsor Your Way Out of Being Forgettable

May 27, 2026

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4 min read

Take #1 - Gucci Racing & Why You Can't Sponsor Your Way Out of Being Forgettable

There's a gold rush of AI and enterprise software into sports and culture, but here's the catch: sponsorship dollars don't buy relevance.

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 56 - PIF backs FIFA WC 2026, Polymarket adds Serie A to sponsorship roster & OnlyFans' athlete strategy & more

May 20, 2026

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4 min read

Week 56 - PIF backs FIFA WC 2026, Polymarket adds Serie A to sponsorship roster & OnlyFans' athlete strategy & more

PIF backs FIFA WC 2026, Polymarket adds Serie A to sponsorship roster & OnlyFans' athlete strategy & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 55 - JPMorgan Buys The Olympics, NHL Slices The Playoffs, Gatorade Fights The World Cup

Apr 29, 2026

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4 min read

Week 55 - JPMorgan Buys The Olympics, NHL Slices The Playoffs, Gatorade Fights The World Cup

JPMorgan Doubles Into LA28, NHL Stacks Playoff Inventory, Powerade vs Gatorade Turns Global, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 54 - Rhode Steals Coachella, SeatGeek Owns The Stadium, WrestleMania Prints Sponsors

Apr 22, 2026

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4 min read

Week 54 - Rhode Steals Coachella, SeatGeek Owns The Stadium, WrestleMania Prints Sponsors

Rhode Wins Without Sponsoring, SeatGeek Embeds In Chicago Fire, WWE Packs 32 Brands Into One Weekend, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 53 - Memphis Sells The Jersey, AT&T Buys The Fans, Beauty Enters The Tunnel

Apr 15, 2026

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7 min read

Week 53 - Memphis Sells The Jersey, AT&T Buys The Fans, Beauty Enters The Tunnel

FedEx Hits College Jerseys, AT&T Plugs Into Fanatics, Lashify Turns Pregame Into Content, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 52 - Bank of America Goes Grassroots, UW Health Prints Jerseys, Polymarket Enters Chat

Apr 8, 2026

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7 min read

Week 52 - Bank of America Goes Grassroots, UW Health Prints Jerseys, Polymarket Enters Chat

Bank of America Raising Future Customers, UW Health Found Infinite Ad Inventory, Sportsbooks Side-Eyeing Polymarket, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 51 - World Cup Fully Booked, Memories Now Sponsored, AI Buys Baseball

Apr 1, 2026

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7 min read

Week 51 - World Cup Fully Booked, Memories Now Sponsored, AI Buys Baseball

World Cup Fully Booked, Memories Get Sponsored, AI Enters The Ballpark, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 50 - MLB Enters Casino, NCAA Needs Money, Adidas Runs Retail

Mar 25, 2026

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7 min read

Week 50 - MLB Enters Casino, NCAA Needs Money, Adidas Runs Retail

MLB Enters Betting Group Chats, College Football Starts Pricing The Grass, Inter Miami Builds Stadium Sneaker Store, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 49 - Japan Takes Over Baseball, NFL Breakups, Ketchup Gets League Rights

Mar 18, 2026

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7 min read

Week 49 - Japan Takes Over Baseball, NFL Breakups, Ketchup Gets League Rights

WBC Was Basically Japan’s Billboard, NFL Just Broke Up With Its Sugar Daddy, Kraft Heinz Invades Game Day, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 48 - AI Invades F1, College Sports Cash In, Padel Builds Infrastructure

Mar 11, 2026

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7 min read

Week 48 - AI Invades F1, College Sports Cash In, Padel Builds Infrastructure

AI Is Buying F1, College Sports Get a Wall Street Upgrade, and Padel Is Quietly Building a Partnership Machine, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 47 - MLS Going Full Sell Mode, Golf Got Medicated, Rutgers Chose Revenue Violence

Mar 4, 2026

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6 min read

Week 47 - MLS Going Full Sell Mode, Golf Got Medicated, Rutgers Chose Revenue Violence

MLS Is About to Cash Every Stadium, PGA Tour Said “Bless You,” Rutgers Turned Athletics Into A Startup, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 46 - Gold Medalists Are Human Viral Loops, Walmart Owns Saturday, Pirelli Drifts Into Miami

Feb 25, 2026

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5 min read

Week 46 - Gold Medalists Are Human Viral Loops, Walmart Owns Saturday, Pirelli Drifts Into Miami

Athletes Are Now The Main Event, Walmart Purchased A Weekly Habit, Pirelli Tires The Miami Open, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 45 - MLS Concrete Printed Money, Olympic Sponsors Bought Countries, Interstate Overtakes Kubota

Feb 18, 2026

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6 min read

Week 45 - MLS Concrete Printed Money, Olympic Sponsors Bought Countries, Interstate Overtakes Kubota

MLS Stadiums Became Money Printers, Olympic Sponsors Went Geopolitical, and Interstate Powers High Limit, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 44 - Super Bowl Printed Money, Shell Gave Gas Deals, Watches Bought Sports

Feb 11, 2026

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6 min read

Week 44 - Super Bowl Printed Money, Shell Gave Gas Deals, Watches Bought Sports

The Super Bowl Became a Cash Machine, Shell Gamified Gas, and Swiss Watches Chose Sports, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 43 - Toyota Touched Fabric, PE Went Pokémon, Super Bowl Ads Went Nuclear

Feb 4, 2026

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5 min read

Week 43 - Toyota Touched Fabric, PE Went Pokémon, Super Bowl Ads Went Nuclear

Toyota Sneaks Onto Jerseys, Private Equity Collects Teams, and Super Bowl Ads Go Full Billionaire Mode, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 42 - MLS Bets on Chaos, College Jerseys Get Sold, Fintech Hits the WNBA

Jan 28, 2026

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5 min read

Week 42 - MLS Bets on Chaos, College Jerseys Get Sold, Fintech Hits the WNBA

Prediction Markets Enter MLS, College Sports Finds New Money, the WNBA Gets Fintech’d, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 41 - Hyatt Gamified F1, Messi Reshaped MLS, Crypto.com Went Data-First

Jan 21, 2026

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7 min read

Week 41 - Hyatt Gamified F1, Messi Reshaped MLS, Crypto.com Went Data-First

Loyalty Programs Meet Race Week, Global Stars Reprice Sponsorships, Arenas Become CRM Machines, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 40 - FIFA Picked TikTok, Wrigley Became an Airline, Healthcare Won NJ Soccer

Jan 14, 2026

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7 min read

Week 40 - FIFA Picked TikTok, Wrigley Became an Airline, Healthcare Won NJ Soccer

World Cup Goes Full Gen Z, Cubs Sell Real Estate, Sponsorships More Than Logos, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 39 - Unrivaled’s Moment, Ohio State Splits Revenue, IBM Never Leaves

Jan 7, 2026

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8 min read

Week 39 - Unrivaled’s Moment, Ohio State Splits Revenue, IBM Never Leaves

Women’s Sports Power Shift, College Deals Go Pro, Longevity Beats Hype, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 38 - Anvara’s 10 Favorite Deals of 2025

Dec 31, 2025

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8 min read

Week 38 - Anvara’s 10 Favorite Deals of 2025

MLS and Walmart's Multiyear Partnership, Private Equity's Sports Strategy, and AEG and American Express Global Partnership Expansion, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 37 - College Sports Gets a Spreadsheet, FIFA Cities Push Back, UFC Goes Big

Dec 17, 2025

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9 min read

Week 37 - College Sports Gets a Spreadsheet, FIFA Cities Push Back, UFC Goes Big

Private Equity Enters the Locker Room, Host Cities Push Back on FIFA, the UFC Chases Earned Media, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
Week 36 - NFL has 3 Financial Girlfriends, Sephora x Unrivaled, Toyota Goes F1

Dec 10, 2025

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6 min read

Week 36 - NFL has 3 Financial Girlfriends, Sephora x Unrivaled, Toyota Goes F1

NFL splits its financial rights, Sephora takes over Unrivaled’s Miami arena, & more

Nicholas Khalili
Nicholas Khalili
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