Who knows more about success than University of North Carolina women's coach Anson Dorrance. A resume that includes 20 NCAA championships in 28 years, a winning percentage of over 93 percent of the team's games and 20 National Players of the Year tend to speak for itself.
Success in sport is often emulated in the business world, and Karl Moore of Forbes Magazine wrote a great article outlining lessons that can be learned from the blueprint of Dorrance.

Even though Major League Soccer has entered the off season, we plan to continue our weekly "Monday After" post looking at business stories from the weekend and items that we didn't cover in the past week. We'll start with the newest player in soccer broadcasting, the over-the-air broadcast network FOX, which is touting its dynamic 1.

Image by The Democratic Alliance via FlickrAccording to Bloomberg, David Beckham's earning power is climbing in his soccer career's twilight.
Becks paid himself an extra $4 million last year from new endorsement deals, according to a filing today by his Footwork Productions Ltd.

Image by The Democratic Alliance via FlickrAccording to Bloomberg, David Beckham's earning power is climbing in his soccer career's twilight.
Becks paid himself an extra $4 million last year from new endorsement deals, according to a filing today by his Footwork Productions Ltd.

Now in its 16th season, Major League Soccer is continuing to show growth and stability as a major American sports league. The current season features two new teams (Portland Timbers and Vancouver FC), a revamped playoff format, and more sponsorship dollars coming in than ever before. Last week, Visa extended its partnership with the league, and will continue to have exclusive promotional rights at events like the MLS All-Star Game and MLS Cup.

Samuel Eto'o is regarded within the game as one of the lead campaigners supporting football's bid to rid the game of the cancer that is racism.

So it comes as somewhat of a surprise that the Cameroon striker looks set to leave Inter for a team in the Russian Premier Division, a league notorious for having a huge problem with racist behaviour amongst fans.

As Uefa's financial fair play rules come into force, they are presenting a major challenge for some of England's leading teams. Manchester United, just named as the world's richest club by Forbes magazine, generate too much cash flow to be seriously troubled. Their commercial revenues alone are expected to break thru the £100m barrier this year.

As Uefa's financial fair play rules come into force, they are presenting a major challenge for some of England's leading teams. Manchester United, just named as the world's richest club by Forbes magazine, generate too much cash flow to be seriously troubled. Their commercial revenues alone are expected to break thru the £100m barrier this year.

English Premier League champions Manchester United are named as the world's most valuable sports team. The Red Devils are said to be worth $1.86 billion, according to Forbes magazine's annual top 50 list.