FA to oppose Uefa rights plan 24/02/2011 |
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The Football Association has confirmed it would veto any deal that would see television rights for some England games sold collectively by Uefa if it meant broadcast revenue being slashed.
The FA is in negotiations with European football's governing body, which wants to centralise the awarding of such rights for European Championship and possibly World Cup qualifiers.
That could result in a reduced cashflow for the FA, which is insisting upon being compensated for any shortfall, reports the Daily Mail.
The FA will not sign or agree to any deal that results in a reduction in broadcast revenue, a spokesman said.
The TV rights to England games are currently bundled in with those for the FA Cup and were worth £425m domestically, and a further £150m in overseas contracts, when the FA signed a four-year deal with ITV and Setanta in 2007.
The collapse of the latter broadcaster saw the FA agree a different deal with ESPN, which is now out of step with the ITV contract.
The football associations of Italy, Spain, Germany, France and Holland are also said to be seeking assurances about compensation for any shortfall they might suffer.
Uefa wants all 53 member federations to sign over their broadcast rights in time for the annual congress in Paris next month.
Any such deal would mirror the way in which TV rights are awarded for Champions League and Europa League matches.
Uefa confirmed this week that if its proposal gets the go-ahead, it would undertake a four-year trial which would include an opt-out at the end of the cycle.
It may also require legal clearance from the European Commission, which has been opposed in principle to the collective selling of rights.
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