The privatisation of sport

Eric Windholz

Chapter 16 in Research Handbook on Privatisation, 2025, pp 320-336 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter examines the privatisation of sport which, at first glance, might appear counterintuitive given sport overwhelmingly is run by private entities. However, this perspective is too superficial. Sport inherently is a hybrid public-private good. However, its public elements are being withdrawn from the public sphere by private money and interests – which is the essence of privatisation broadly understood. While some of the impacts and implications of sports’ privatisation are positive, others are deeply troubling. This has led to calls for governments to play a more prominent and assertive role mediating sports’ private and public interests to protect sport from private money's dark side. The result is likely to be a fundamental change in how sports are governed in the future.

Keywords: Sport; Privatisation; Public; Private; Autonomy; Governance; Regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035309979
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