Inside The Billions Spent on World Cup Brand Deals with Ricardo Fort

Inside The Billions Spent on World Cup Brand Deals with Ricardo Fort

June 11, 2026 · 40 min · Episode 49

About this episode

Ricardo Fort discusses the complexities of World Cup brand deals and the potential impact of AI in sports sponsorship.

Former top Coca Cola and Visa sports sponsorship executive Ricardo Fort joins the pod to reveal the inner workings of the business, ambush marketing and why AI firms could be at the forefront of the next wave of mega-deals around the World Cup.

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