TV stations won't break deals to broadcast Super League, says Spain's Mediapro


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Olympique Lyonnais - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - December 13, 2020 Mediapro camera is seen before the match. Picture taken December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

MADRID (Reuters) - Television broadcasters won't break their contracts with UEFA and national leagues to join the breakaway European Super League project, the head of Spanish media company Mediapro told Reuters on Monday.

Jaume Roures, whose company broadcasts matches from Spanish football's top flight La Liga and holds the TV licensing rights of the UEFA Champions League in the country, said he believed the new competition would not succeed.

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