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High Performance Business

High Performance Business

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Behind every transfer, takeover, sponsorship and sporting controversy is a business story.


High Performance Business takes you beyond the headlines and inside the boardrooms, negotiations and decisions shaping the world's biggest sports.


Every week, sports host Colin Murray and award-winning journalist Natalie Pirks explore the money, power and strategy driving football, Formula 1 and the global sports industry. Through expert insight, in-depth analysis and conversations with the people closest to the action, they uncover the stories behind the biggest headlines, from club ownership and player contracts to media rights, sponsorships and the business empires built by sport's biggest names.


Because the sport is only half the story.

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Episodes
  • The Hidden Business Behind Premier League Shirt Sponsorship & The NBA’s £3 BILLION Bet on Europe
    Aug 12 2026

    Why are brands willing to pay £60 million to put their name on a football shirt?


    Colin Murray and Natalie Pirks explore what makes sports sponsorship so valuable. From a financial services company using a Premier League star to reach new markets to Crystal Palace's unexpected FA Cup sponsorship return, they unpack how brands measure the value of being part of the game.


    They also look at the Premier League's gambling sponsorship restrictions, why basketball generates less than 1% of Europe's sports revenue, and the billions the NBA is prepared to invest in building its presence across the continent.


    High Performance Business are also privileged to be joined by sports journalist & special guest Stuart Hodge.


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    We'd love to answer your questions! Send them to @highperformance.business on Instagram.

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    45 mins
  • The Failed FIFA World Cup Sale & Is EPL Viewing Changing Forever?
    Aug 5 2026

    Colin Murray and Natalie Pirks are joined by football finance expert Kieran Maguire to unpack a week that shook the game. FIFA President Gianni Infantino's proposal to sell stakes in the FIFA World Cup to private investors has met fierce opposition from UEFA and football associations around the world. So what happens next, and what could it mean for the future of the tournament?


    Plus, the Premier League is quietly building its own direct-to-consumer streaming service. Colin and Natalie debate how soon it could change the way fans watch football, while Kieran breaks down the financial realities behind broadcast rights, club revenues and what's really at stake for the future of the game.


    We'd love to answer your questions! Send them to @highperformance.business on Instagram.


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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Introducing High Performance Business, with Colin Murray & Natalie Pirks
    Jul 29 2026

    First episode out Tuesday 4th August!


    Behind every transfer, takeover, sponsorship and sporting controversy is a business story.


    High Performance Business takes you beyond the headlines and inside the boardrooms, negotiations and decisions shaping the world's biggest sports.


    Every week, sports host Colin Murray and award-winning journalist Natalie Pirks explore the money, power and strategy driving football, Formula 1 and the global sports industry. Through expert insight, in-depth analysis and conversations with the people closest to the action, they uncover the stories behind the biggest headlines, from club ownership and player contracts to media rights, sponsorships and the business empires built by sport's biggest names.


    Because the sport is only half the story.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 min
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