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Visa's Sports Empire, The Mbappé China Fallout and FIFA's Record Breaking World Cup Revenue
In today's Sports Geek Rapid Rundown: Sean Callanan breaks down Visa's 45.9 billion dollar global sports sponsorship machine and how it earns revenue beyond just branding, the staggering commercial fallout from a single Kylian Mbappé comment in China, FIFA's record-breaking 5 billion dollar ticket and hospitality haul from the 2026 World Cup, the WNBA Finals scheduling controversy that short-changed Atlanta fans, Meta's new AI tool fighting live sports piracy in real time, why the offline economy is where the next great companies will be built, and former AFL star James Hird's pivot into…
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