Major League Soccer working to centralise broadcast rights from 2022
Getty Images | Football is a growing sport in The United States. Now the Major League Soccer wants to change the way broadcast rights have traditionally been sold in the US. On the picture fans from Sporting Kansas City celebrate a goal in the US Open Cup Final match against the New York Red Bulls at Children's Mercy Park on September 20, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas.
The last major deal between MLS and broadcasters was more than 10 times bigger than the previous deal from 2007.
The US and Canada’s top soccer league has told clubs not to let local broadcast rights deals go beyond 2022.
27 March 2019 - 4:03 PM
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