Major League Soccer has won the SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily Sports League of the Year.
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Prost Amerika offers its congratulations to the league for this prestigious award.
Here is the full release:
New York, N.Y. – The best in sports business were honored last night at the ninth annual Sports Business Awards, which included the presentation of the SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily Lifetime Achievement Award to Bud Selig, the former commissioner of Major League Baseball.
The awards, which recognize excellence and outstanding achievement in the sports industry for the period from March 1, 2015, through February 29, 2016, were presented by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily, the two leading publications on the business of sports. The Sports Business Awards were presented at a live ceremony held Wednesday, May 18 at the New York Marriott Marquis at Times Square.
“We are pleased to recognize the achievements of the sports industry’s leaders and visionaries with our ninth annual Sports Business Awards,” says Richard Weiss, publisher of theSportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily. “The companies and individuals being honored tonight as winners and nominees are at the forefront of the sports industry and are pushing innovation with smart thinking and creative approaches.”
Awards were presented in 17 categories. Winners were chosen by a committee of outside panelists and members of the editorial staff of the SportsBusiness Journal/Daily.
Selected from 87 nominees, the winners included:
Lifetime Achievement – Bud Selig, Major League Baseball
Sports Executive of the Year – Joe Lacob, Golden State Warriors
Athletic Director of the Year – Gene Smith, Ohio State University
Sports Team of the Year – Golden State Warriors
Sports League of the Year – Major League Soccer
Sports Event of the Year – 2015 Belmont Stakes
Best in Sports Media – Turner Sports
Best in Digital Sports Media – MLB Advanced Media
Best in Sports Social Media – National Basketball Association
Best in Mobile Fan Experience – Experience
Best Talent Representation of the Year – Octagon
Best in Corporate Consulting, Marketing and Client Services – WME | IMG
Best in Property Consulting, Sales and Client Services – CAA Sports
Best in Sports Event and Experiential Marketing – LeadDog Marketing Group
Sports Sponsor of the Year – State Farm
Sports Facility of the Year – Daytona International Speedway
Best in Sports Technology – NextVR
Sports Breakthrough of the Year – The Players’ Tribune
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