LONDON: England’s smaller Premier League teams met to come up with a plan to satisfy the six biggest soccer clubs, including Manchester United and Chelsea, which are demanding a bigger share of the US$1.34bil a year in overseas broadcast rights.
One proposal involved splitting the revenue based on where teams finish in the standings, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Up to now, teams split the funds equally.
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