On September 19th, SFC celebrated its 15th Anniversary and named its 2024 Most Valuable Policymakers: US Representative Jan Schakowsky US Representative Gus Bilirakis Virginia Senator Louise Lucas Colorado Representative William Lindstedt.  The MVP Championship ring is given to policymakers who have demonstrated exemplary leadership and courage by defending everyday sports fans against monopolists and other large corporate interests.  Continue reading

There might be a sports fan somewhere in this great country of ours who believes that watching sports is inexpensive and hassle-free. We just never met one. Instead, most sports fans must buy TV packages they don’t want, pay inflated prices, navigate blackout policies that make no sense, or subscribe to more services than they need, just to follow the home team. Unfortunately, it could get a lot worse. Continue reading

We are deeply saddened that Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. passed recently. His focus was on American fans and ensuring their rights against large corporations. To Sports Fans Coalition, he was a leader of reform who stood up to corporate greed, fought monopolies, and sought to make youth sports safer for children. Continue reading

Say you have tickets to the Yankees game, but you wake up that morning and aren’t feeling well. What do you do? The Yankees sure aren’t going to give you a refund. So, you sell your tickets of course! This is one of the reasons why ticket transferability is one of the most important consumer protections for fans of live events. The ability to resell your ticket allows you to recoup your money instead of wasting it on the ticket when life gets in the way. Continue reading

Friday afternoon, the Honorable Judge Garnett blocked the Disney/Fox/Warner sports streaming joint venture, Venu Sports. In response, Sports Fans Coalition issued the following statement: "Sports Fans Coalition has fought against consolidation in the sports industry for many years. Today, Judge Garnett fought alongside us. Her quick and decisive ruling granting the preliminary injunction against Disney, Fox, and Warner’s Joint Venture is a big win for sports fans nationwide. Fans want skinny sports bundles, but they also want competition and choice. She agreed with our amicus brief and found that the JV would likely 'greatly increase the risk that consumers will be vulnerable to price increases, decreased quality, and decreased options in the market.' We thank Judge Garnett for standing up for sports fans and stopping this anticompetitive monopoly." -- Brian Hess, Executive Director Read the order here.  Continue reading

Today, Sports Fans Coalition along with America Economic Liberties Project, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Open Markets Institute, and Public Knowledge filed an amicus brief in FuboTV INC. and FuboTV Media Inc. vs. The Walt Disney Company, ESPN, Inc., ESPN Enterprises, INC. Hulu, LLC, Fox Corporation, and Warner Bros. Discovery in support of FuboTV’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction against the anticompetitive joint venture in their antitrust lawsuit. As we write, “it is critical that the Court grant injunctive relief to halt Defendants’ anticompetitive conduct. Defendants’ restrictive licensing practices have already caused significant harm to consumers and competition; and, combined with the JV, this conduct will all-but guarantee Defendants an immediate and durable monopoly in the market for skinny sports bundles.”  Continue reading

Do you know that your favorite sports teams owners have ties to sovereign wealth funds run by countries with abysmal human rights records like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, or the United Arab Emirates? Do you know that Americans like yourself are paying taxes to foot the bill for these stadiums, increasing the value of their investment for these countries? Continue reading

Last Thursday in Los Angeles, a jury for the NFL antitrust lawsuit found that the National Football League (NFL) violated antitrust laws by conspiring to inflate Sunday Ticket prices for 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 commercial subscribers. Continue reading

Today the DOJ, joined by 30 state Attorneys General, announced the long anticipated lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster alleging that Live Nation has locked venues into exclusive contracts, pressured artists to use its services, and threatened rivals with financial retaliation. It also highlights the anticompetitive ticket sales tactics that Live Nation/Ticketmaster employs to restrict fans rights through tools like SafeTix.  Continue reading

Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and other Senators are calling on DOJ and FTC to investigate Formula 1 for potential antitrust violations for their rejection of Andretti/Cadillac from joining the Formula 1 grid. Despite having its application previously accepted by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) - the regulatory body governing Formula 1 - Andretti/Cadillac is being prevented from participating by the commercial rights owner of the racing league, Liberty Media. Continue reading