After clubs like Lima Alliance, University of Sports and more equipment Liga 1 If they were against the decisions that the FPF (Peruvian Football Federation) has been making regarding TV rights, the entity that governs Peruvian football expressed through a statement some important points for the future of the plaintiffs.
“The FPF, holder of the transmission rights of the competitions it organizes according to its statute and in accordance with the provisions of FIFA and CONMEBOL, filed a lawsuit against the Consorcio Fútbol Perú (CFP) and any third party linked to said organization. As a result of this lawsuit, the Seventh Civil Commercial Court of Lima ordered a precautionary measure that suspends any contract or legal act on the audiovisual transmission rights, precisely, of the competitions organized by the FPF and that do not have its consent. In this way, any match that is not organized by the FPF, such as friendly presentation matches, does not have any impediment to being broadcast”, he points out in a first point.
“The FPF reaffirms its decision to respect the validity of the contracts that the clubs signed with the CFP prior to 2019. For this reason, the clubs CA Mannucci, Sport Boys Association, Universitario de Deportes and Centro Deportivo Municipal are the only ones with the consent of the FPF to continue transmitting its official matches of the Liga1 Betsson 2023 through the CFP signal, until December 31, 2025″, it indicates.
“In 2018, FIFA informed the FPF to assume the organization of Liga1 -as part of the long-term strategy- to strengthen said competition. Also by provision of FIFA, the FPF retook and centralized its TV rights of which it is the original owner, ending all temporary authorization to the clubs and always informing them of said provision. The new centralized model, endorsed by FIFA and CONMEBOL, beyond progressive economic growth for ALL clubs, prioritizes the sporting and integral development of Liga1 and all those who compose it, eliminating old unhealthy practices, such as independent negotiations and hidden from representatives of clubs with one operator; this, in light of the facts, did not project any tangible growth in the institutions; On the contrary, it delayed the development of professional soccer in Peru, as has been revealed in many sporting results in competitions,” they specified.
For more information on the statement, enter here.