Brussels, 20/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has sent a statement of objections to the European football association, UEFA, concerning the system for sale of televised broadcasting rights on Champion League football matches. The Commission has doubts about the compatibility of this system with competition rules, from two points of view: a) the collective sale of rights to a single channel per Member State; b) the duration of the concession (three or four years).
The...