(Reuters) - The Football Association (FA) said it would review a part of its media rights sales process after the British government urged it to reconsider the decision to sell FA Cup broadcast rights to a gambling website through a third party.
English soccer's governing body agreed a media rights deal with IMG in January 2017 and bookmaker Bet365 then acquired the rights to show FA Cup games live from the 2018-19 season, before the FA had ceased all commercial agreements with gambling firms in June that year.
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