European sports teams are dominated time and time again in Forbes’ list of most valuable sports teams by their American counterparts despite having bigger, global audiences. ITW Core’s Devanshu Bhatt explores why their valuations diverge. The fallout from the war in Ukraine has had an impact on sport, but none more salient than what’s unfolding...Read More

From being something only sporting nerds cared about, sports analytics is poised to become a business all on its own. ITW Core’s Devanshu Bhatt explores how the eco system has evolved and what lies in store. Nowadays, it is hard to escape talk of Expected Goals or xG in footballing circles. However, football is far...Read More

While the world’s biggest sporting icon looks for a new job, his old employer has all sorts of problems to sort out. The commercial juggernaut that was Barcelona will be taking quite a hit. ITW Core’s Devanshu Bhatt examines the implications of this seismic sporting shift. Lionel Messi is now the world’s most eligible footballer....Read More

At the end of every football season, the title race ends and the race for footballers’ signatures begins. ITW Core’s Devanshu Bhatt looks at the mechanics that are in motion behind the scenes and what business lessons we can glean from it. The football transfer market is a whole brand of entertainment in and of...Read More

How Sport can bounce back from COVID-19 There are unprecedented effects on professional sport and the market surrounding it because of the coronavirus, but amidst all the gloom there are slivers of silver linings too. By Hitesh Mangtani and Tareque Laskar, ITW CORE – ITW Consulting Pvt. Ltd. With the WHO declaring the COVID-19 outbreak...Read More