The premier league announced this Tuesday that it decided to break the television agreements with the Russian operators for the broadcast of its matches in that country and donate one million pounds (1,312,480.00 dollars) to those affected by the war in Ukraine.
Those television contracts with the Russian company rambler-tv they were worth an estimated £6 million ($7,874,880.00) per season.
The Premier League and the 20 clubs in the competition unanimously agreed to suspend the contract and donate to Ukraineafter a weekend in which there have been gestures of support for the country among the players in the league.
In the 10 games played this weekend there was a minute of applause before kick-off, the team captains wore armbands with the Ukrainian flag and the colors of the Ukrainian flag were projected in the stadiums.
Those gestures led to the Chinese telemarketers not to broadcast the matches that day.
“The Prime Minister strongly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We ask for peace and our thoughts are with all those affected. The million pounds will be donated directly to the Disasters and Emergencies Committee (DEC) to bring humanitarian aid to those in need, ”said the league in a statement.
The parent company of rambler-tv, Sberbankwas added last week to the list of Russian companies sanctioned by the British government. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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