Using data from the Wall Street Journal and CBS Sports, the most expensive sports team sale in history is the Washington Commanders’ sale, which takes the top spot at $6.1 billion.
After a record-setting year in 2022, professional sports team sales are on an uptick yet again.
The tentative $6.05 billion Washington Commanders sale, already approved by other NFL owners, will be the highest amount paid for a sports team once completed.
This graphic from Visual Capitalist’s Sam Parker shows how the Commanders’ April 2023 deal measures up against the biggest sports team sales in history, using data from the Wall Street Journal and CBS Sports.
Due to ESPN rejecting the request by reporter Allison Williams for religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine, she has filed a lawsuit against ESPN, asking for compensatory damages.
