BBC Sport - Liverpool say top clubs should be able to sell their own foreign TV rights
Liverpool say top clubs should be able to sell their own foreign TV rights
Liverpool want the right to sell their broadcasting rights oversea
Premier League clubs should be able to do their own television deals abroad, Liverpool's managing director has said. Ian Ayre fears English sides will be left behind by their European rivals if overseas revenues continue to be shared equally between the league's 20 clubs.
Ayre said: "The other European clubs just don't follow that model. They will create much greater revenue to go and buy the best players." The Premier League's foreign rights deal, worth £1.4bn, expires in 2013.
Under current rules, 14 teams would need to vote in favour of any new arrangements. Ayre believes that Liverpool - along with Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal - deserve to receive an increased share.
In Spain, Barcelona and Real Madrid are able to negotiate their own deals, meaning that they are able to generate far more revenue than their smaller La Liga rivals. And Ayre warns of the long-term consequences: "If we carry on sharing that international revenue equally, you are disadvantaging us."
P.S. Sorry if this has been posted in some other form, I've just had a look and couldn't find it.. P.P.S. it's early and I'm uber tired, delete if neccessary
Liverpool say top clubs should be able to sell their own foreign TV rights
Liverpool want the right to sell their broadcasting rights oversea
Premier League clubs should be able to do their own television deals abroad, Liverpool's managing director has said. Ian Ayre fears English sides will be left behind by their European rivals if overseas revenues continue to be shared equally between the league's 20 clubs.
Ayre said: "The other European clubs just don't follow that model. They will create much greater revenue to go and buy the best players." The Premier League's foreign rights deal, worth £1.4bn, expires in 2013.
Under current rules, 14 teams would need to vote in favour of any new arrangements. Ayre believes that Liverpool - along with Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal - deserve to receive an increased share.
In Spain, Barcelona and Real Madrid are able to negotiate their own deals, meaning that they are able to generate far more revenue than their smaller La Liga rivals. And Ayre warns of the long-term consequences: "If we carry on sharing that international revenue equally, you are disadvantaging us."
P.S. Sorry if this has been posted in some other form, I've just had a look and couldn't find it.. P.P.S. it's early and I'm uber tired, delete if neccessary
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