In Tool 2, you explored the European Sport Model: its origins, its six features, and the questions the research raises. Now it is time to see what this looks like on the ground.

In Tool 3 you meet the organisations that live with the European Sport Model every day. Each one has a different relationship with the ESM: one operates primarily inside the pyramid, one straddles the boundary, and one has been thriving outside it for over 160 years. Their stories, their finances, and their choices reveal patterns that matter for your own advocacy.

How to use this tool:  Start with Topic 3.1 to understand the core tension between the model and reality. Then explore the interactive pyramid in Topic 3.2: click on each organisation to see its full story. Finally, read Topic 3.3 to see the patterns that emerge across all cases.