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British netball wants to turn professional, but there are risks in making money the goal

Written by Christina Philippou, Principal Lecturer, Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth

There was some football on over the same weekend, and a music festival too. But despite the distractions of the Euros and Glastonbury, on June 29 2024, 8,000 British netball fans watched Loughborough Lightning successfully defend their Super League title against Manchester Thunder.

For Lightning’s supporters, it...

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