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From Robert Maes.

Long-form work on the management, politics, and money flows that actually shape international sport. From three decades inside the machine — Olympic and world champion campaigns, IMG’s Japan office, federation governance fights on three continents.

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    A 30-year insider account of how international sport actually runs

    Robert Maes spent three decades at the top of international sport — managing campaigns for ~150 Olympic and world champions, running IMG's Japan office, and quietly steering federation politics on three continents. His first book distills that perspective: how money actually flows in pro sport, why most rights deals are broken before they're signed, and the management mistakes that bankrupt teams before the standings ever notice. Forthcoming.

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