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Why youth tournament scouting exploded in world football
Expanded age-grade World Cups, global data platforms and earlier professional contracts turned junior tournaments into the sport's most crowded marketplace.
Articles by Santiago Rodriguez
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Why sports streaming fragmented the market and raised fan costs
The shift from one satellite subscription to a shelf of streaming apps multiplied league revenue and multiplied what it costs a supporter to follow a single club.
Santiago Rodriguez
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How multi-club ownership changed recruitment across world football
Networks of clubs under shared control rebuilt the transfer market's plumbing, moving players along internal pathways and forcing regulators to rewrite loan and integrity rules.
Santiago Rodriguez