Players the story of sports and money and the visionaries who fought to create a revolution by matthew futterman simon schuster 2016 336 pages 1763 1299 tells the story of how the business interests of both athletes their agents and sponsors worked to wrest control of sports and athletics from the hands of team owners and rich socially prominent guardians of the pure . Matthew futterman is a senior special writer for sports with the wall street journalhe has previously worked for the philadelphia inquirer and the star ledger of new jersey where he was a part of the team that won the pulitzer prize for breaking news in 2005he lives in new york with his wife and children players the story of sports and money and the visionaries who fought to create a . Players the story of sports and money and the visionaries who fought to create a revolution matthew futterman simon schuster 2695 dallasnews administrator. Players the story of sports and money and the visionaries who fought to create a revolution. Players the story of sports and money and the visionaries who fought to create a revolution is his first book customer reviews 46 out of 5 stars 46 out of 5 41 global ratings 5 star 70 4 star 26 3 star 0 0 0 2 star 4