Originally Posted by popeye13:
“Its a sizable misconception that UEFA ban all broadcasting of live football against UEFA content, but they don't.
They ask that you don't put anything up against it, but they cannot force a broadcaster to.
They tried to have a go at ESPN (I think it was) a few years back and they had no grounds to do anything and it died off into the distance.
Sky can show what they like.”
“Its a sizable misconception that UEFA ban all broadcasting of live football against UEFA content, but they don't.
They ask that you don't put anything up against it, but they cannot force a broadcaster to.
They tried to have a go at ESPN (I think it was) a few years back and they had no grounds to do anything and it died off into the distance.
Sky can show what they like.”
Whilst that is strictly true, wasn't it posted recently, perhaps in the FA Cup thread, that the PL have lost money from UEFA as a direct result of allowing live games to go up against UCL games? Can't remember the details but it was as pathetic and political as you would expect.



