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In the latest edition of NACVA's QuickRead, Virsolus Director and Founder Dr Danny F Hill has written a Technical Insight regarding how practitioners can expand their toolkit to tackle sports valuations.

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Much of the discussion surrounding FIFA's proposed reforms to the transfer system has focused on player mobility, contractual freedom, and the distribution of transfer compensation. Less attention has been paid to a prac...

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Fair Market Value and the New NIL Era: Are We Measuring Value or Admissibility?

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ISO 10668 provides a structured and increasingly influential framework for monetary brand valuation. Its emphasis on financial, behavioural, and legal analysis offers practitioners a more disciplined approach to valuing ...

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/iso-10668-and-the-limits-of-uniform-brand-valuation-in-sport","title":"ISO 10668 and the Limits of Uniform Brand Valuation in Sport","summary":"ISO 10668 provides a structured and increasingly influential framework for monetary brand valuation. Its emphasis on financial, behavioural, and legal analysis offers practitioners a more disciplined approach to valuing ...","date_modified":"2026-05-08T13:43:22Z"},{"id":"https://virsolus.com/f/the-end-of-sporting-philanthropy","html_content":"

This is an article published by Virsolus Director, Dr Danny F Hill, as part of research for a forthcoming book, Sports Valuations: Analysing the Financial Value of Organisations, Teams, and Players, with Edward Elgar Pub...

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In reviewing the Independent Football Regulator’s recent State of the Game consultation, one issue remains central: how football values itself, and how regulation chooses to measure that value. Much of the current discus...

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The recent ESPN reporting[1] on the NCAA’s post-House settlement arbitration dispute provides a timely illustration of a much broader valuation problem: in sport, fair market value is often not a market price in the conv...

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/why-fair-market-value-in-sport-is-rarely-a-market-price","title":" Why Fair Market Value in Sport Is Rarely a Market Price","summary":"The recent ESPN reporting[1] on the NCAA’s post-House settlement arbitration dispute provides a timely illustration of a much broader valuation problem: in sport, fair market value is often not a market price in the conv...","date_modified":"2026-04-22T23:43:50Z"},{"id":"https://virsolus.com/f/intangibles-in-discount-cash-flows---a-methodological-leap","html_content":"

In the 3rd Issue of Business Valuation Institute UK’s The Valuer (Flow, Autumn-Winter 2025), Dr Danny F. Hill, Director at Virsolus, and Professor James Skinner, Dean of the Business School, Newcastle Australia, presents...

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This is an article published by Virsolus Director, Dr Danny F Hill, as part of research for a forthcoming book with co-author Professor James Skinner, Dean of the Business School, University of Newcastle, Australia.

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The next step was into education.

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The next step was into professional football.

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/part-2-inside-the-professional-game","title":"Part 2: Inside the Professional Game","summary":"The next step was into professional football.","date_modified":"2026-03-22T20:33:13Z"},{"id":"https://virsolus.com/f/part-1-learning-the-game-properly","html_content":"

Football was always the starting point.

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/part-1-learning-the-game-properly","title":"Part 1: Learning the Game Properly","summary":"Football was always the starting point.","date_modified":"2026-03-22T18:29:01Z"},{"id":"https://virsolus.com/f/the-dick%E2%80%99s-sporting-goods-acquisition-of-foot-locker","html_content":"

The acquisition of Foot Locker by Dick’s Sporting Goods provides a useful counterpoint to our dominant narrative in sport-related transactions. Much of the literature and practitioner commentary suggests that assets with...

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State of the Game Report – Terms of Reference Consultation

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This is an article published by Virsolus Director, Dr Danny F Hill, as part of research for a forthcoming book with co-author Professor James Skinner, Dean of the Business School, University of Newcastle, Australia.

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This is an extended version of the article published in The Conversation, by Virsolus Director, Dr Danny F Hill and co-author Professor James Skinner, Dean of the Business School, University of Newcastle, Australia. A li...

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/the-premier-league%E2%80%99s-new-financial-rules-%E2%80%93-what-lies-beneath","title":"The Premier League’s new financial rules – what lies beneath. ","summary":"This is an extended version of the article published in The Conversation, by Virsolus Director, Dr Danny F Hill and co-author Professor James Skinner, Dean of the Business School, University of Newcastle, Australia. A li...","date_modified":"2025-11-30T14:32:17Z"},{"id":"https://virsolus.com/f/valuing-players-properly-granular-defensible-valuation-matters","html_content":"

Dr Danny F. Hill, Founder, Virsolus and Player Value

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The reported valuation of £4.6bn attached to Toto Wolff’s potential sale of part of his Mercedes-AMG Formula One stake has triggered considerable discussion across the sports investment landscape. It should. That figure ...

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/insights-from-the-mercedes-amg-f1-%C2%A346bn-valuation","title":"Insights from the Mercedes-AMG F1 £4.6bn Valuation","summary":"The reported valuation of £4.6bn attached to Toto Wolff’s potential sale of part of his Mercedes-AMG Formula One stake has triggered considerable discussion across the sports investment landscape. It should. That figure ...","date_modified":"2025-11-20T21:33:03Z"},{"id":"https://virsolus.com/f/football-player-valuation-framework","html_content":"

New in Managing Sport and Leisure — Hill, Skinner & Grosman (2025)\nDr Danny F. Hill, Director at Virsolus and co-authors Prof James Skinner, Dean of the Business School, University of Newcastle, Australia and Prof Anna G...

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In football club valuation, traditional metrics such as broadcasting revenue, commercial partnerships and physical assets remain central. However, there is a powerful, often overlooked driver of enterprise value: the suc...

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/the-hidden-intangible-in-club-valuation-process-efficiency","title":"The Hidden Intangible in Club Valuation: Process Efficiency","summary":"In football club valuation, traditional metrics such as broadcasting revenue, commercial partnerships and physical assets remain central. However, there is a powerful, often overlooked driver of enterprise value: the suc...","date_modified":"2025-10-26T15:00:23Z"},{"id":"https://virsolus.com/f/sheffield-wednesday","html_content":"

In January 2015, Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri acquired Championship club Sheffield Wednesday for £37.5 m, promising rapid progress back to the Premier League. Over the decade of his tenure, the club generated reven...

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/sheffield-wednesday","title":"Sheffield Wednesday","summary":" In January 2015, Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri acquired Championship club Sheffield Wednesday for £37.5 m, promising rapid progress back to the Premier League. Over the decade of his tenure, the club generated reven...","date_modified":"2025-10-24T03:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://virsolus.com/f/exploring-sports-valuations-%E2%80%94-a-professional-perspective","html_content":"

In the 2nd Issue of Business Valuation Institute UK’s The Valuer (Flow, Autumn-Winter 2025), Dr Danny F. Hill, Director at Virsolus, presents “Exploring Sport Valuations” — an article that places sports organisations wit...

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At Virsolus Limited, we specialise in the financial realities of global sports organisations, and the recent reports valuing the Houston Dash at $120 million raise serious concerns and are certainly in contrast to the n...

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/houston-dash","title":"Houston Dash","summary":" At Virsolus Limited, we specialise in the financial realities of global sports organisations, and the recent reports valuing the Houston Dash at $120 million raise serious concerns and are certainly in contrast to the n...","date_modified":"2025-10-08T03:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://virsolus.com/f/colchester-united","html_content":"

After 19 years, Robbie Cowling has placed Colchester United Football Club back on the market. The offer is debt-free, with Cowling seeking a buyer willing to invest both on and off the pitch. This follows a failed US co...

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/colchester-united","title":"Colchester United","summary":" After 19 years, Robbie Cowling has placed Colchester United Football Club back on the market. The offer is debt-free, with Cowling seeking a buyer willing to invest both on and off the pitch. This follows a failed US co...","date_modified":"2025-09-24T03:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://virsolus.com/f/wrexham-afc","html_content":"

The purported £350 million valuation of Wrexham AFC serves as a compelling case study in sports valuation, primarily driven by its brand narrative and future potential. Our Virsolus analysis provides scenario-weighted va...

","url":"https://virsolus.com/f/wrexham-afc","title":"Wrexham AFC","summary":"The purported £350 million valuation of Wrexham AFC serves as a compelling case study in sports valuation, primarily driven by its brand narrative and future potential. Our Virsolus analysis provides scenario-weighted va...","date_modified":"2025-07-15T04:00:00Z"}]}