Subsidy StadiumArena, Ballpark & Stadium NewsFIFA made $15B from this World Cup. Actual businesses near the matches? Not so much…
Now that the World Cup is over, I went looking to see how businesses did in host cities. According to ...
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San Antonio editorial wants taxpayers to follow the “spirit of the agreement”, yet teams never seem to care about it – Subsidy Stadium
Several weeks ago, the San Antonio Express ran a story detailing how the San Antonio Spurs ownership group, Spurs Sports ...
Will news sites ever properly label people who are clearly bias or have an interest in the venue? – Subsidy Stadium
Yesterday, I saw an opinion piece in the Sports Business Journal. The point of the piece was just how great ...
If the San Jose Sharks promised to pay for a new building, why are they asking for taxpayer money? – Subsidy Stadium
In 2024, the mayor of Gilroy, California, announced to the City Council that a master plan for a new sports ...
Subsidy StadiumDenver NWSL owners demand city give them $50 million without limits or else they will leave
Last week, the Denver City Council was expected to give Denver’s NWSL owners $50 million in taxpayer money for construction ...
Port St. Lucie leaders – Subsidy Stadium
Last week in Port St. Lucie, Florida, city council members were being asked to approve an agreement that would start ...
Subsidy StadiumWashington Wizards & Capitals owner wants everyone to know how much the community is atop his mind
Recently, a story made me laugh out loud when I saw the title. The point of the story is that ...
Subsidy StadiumSt. Louis City SC owners do not need or want public money…just the many millions of taxpayer dollars they get every year
In 2017, an ownership group wanted to bring an MLS team to St. Louis. But they also wanted $60 million ...
Subsidy StadiumYears later, Columbus taxpayers continue to be used and abused by the Blue Jackets
When we think of bad stadium deals, there are so many to bring up. But normally, the usually big examples ...
Subsidy StadiumThe San Francisco 49ers promise to pay for all World Cup expenses…somewhat…kind of…maybe?
In February 2024, it was announced that 16 cities in North America, including Santa Clara’s Levi Stadium, home to the ...