Football bodies defeated over free broadcasts
24 February 2011
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James Nurton, London
EU member states can prevent all World Cup and Euro football matches being shown on pay-television, the General Court ruled last week
The decision marks a defeat for Fifa, which organises the World Cup, and Uefa, which runs the European Football Championships. They had argued that the national bans interfered with its property rights.
In three cases, the two associations objected to...
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