Russia may not broadcast Confederations Cup

FIFA have been accused of putting an 'unreasonable' price tag on television rights in Russia for this year's Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup, nearly four times more than they demanded for the previous tournaments. Telesport President Peter Makarenko told insidethegames that Russian channels had paid $32 million (25 million/'30m) for the 2014 World Cup and the Confederations Cup in Brazil the previous year. FIFA have raised the price for the 2017 and 2018 competitions to around $120 million (93.5 million/'113m), Makarenko claimed. State-controlled broadcasters Channel One Russia and Match...The post Russia may not broadcast Confederations Cup appeared first on New Telegraph Newspapers.
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