This is Moneyball: Sport is worth billions to the economy with Premier League responsible for 100,000 jobs in Britain alone

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Georgie Frost

This is Moneyball: Sport is worth billions to the economy with Premier League responsible for 100,000 jobs in Britain alone

Georgie Frost
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This is Moneyball

This is Moneyball: Sport is worth billions to the economy with Premier League responsible for 100,000 jobs in Britain alone
Welcome to the new This is Moneyball podcast, where money and sports collide. Co-hosts Lee Boyce, assistant editor at This is Money and broadcaster Georgie Frost in the debut episode discuss the important of sport to the economy. We cover figures showing the true value of sport to the UK economy and ask: should sports stars be entitled to a tax break, as per comments from rugby ace James Haskell? Elsewhere, how much as the equine flu outbreak that rocked horse racing cost the economy? With Aaron Ramsey heading to Juventus on a bumper contract, we talk about the future of the Bosman ruling and if he really will be earning £400,000 per week. MP Vicky Foxcroft is calling for equal pay for men and women's FA Cup – we talk through whether that would be a fair move. Can you tackle the first of our tricky sports maths questions involving three legends - Eric Cantona, Andy Murray and Ronnie O'Sullivan? And finally: if you received a giant windfall, would you buy a sports club?

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