Recent Trends and Events Will Likely Lead to More Transparency in Sports Ownership

By Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer Sports leagues are notoriously secretive and protective of their internal affairs. League meetings where club owners meet and discuss their league’s most important financial, legal, player, public relations and other matters are events of great intrigue, where reporters try to sniff out any leaks or confidential sources they can. For example, at the December 2022 NFL owners’ meeting, club owners discussed the various legal and public relations head