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18/07/2013
Fifa And Uefa Lose TV Rights Appeal
All World Cup and Euro Championships must be shown on free-to-air TV in the UK, the European Court of Justice has upheld.
Fifa and Uefa had appealed a 2011 European General Court ruling, which had found that the UK could keep the World Cup and Euro Championships on a list of "protected" events of national sporting interest broadcast for free.
Fifa and Uefa appealed this ruling, arguing that they could not sell the events for their "real value".
However, the European Court of Justice upheld the original 2011 ruling.
(MH/CD)
Fifa and Uefa had appealed a 2011 European General Court ruling, which had found that the UK could keep the World Cup and Euro Championships on a list of "protected" events of national sporting interest broadcast for free.
Fifa and Uefa appealed this ruling, arguing that they could not sell the events for their "real value".
However, the European Court of Justice upheld the original 2011 ruling.
(MH/CD)
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