The Premier will stop being seen this weekend in Russia, as explained The Telegraph. The English league breaks the broadcasting contract it had signed with with Rambler Media. Criticism had accumulated around the managers of the competition from the British parliament, which urged the competition to also take action against Russia for the attack on Ukraine. Equally, The Telegraph He explains that the Premier is also expected to suspend the agreement regarding the FA Cup and the League Cup for rights that expire this season.
Sberbank, the state-owned company run by Rambler, was added to the list of entities sanctioned by the UK Treasury for the Ukraine invasion, with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss also promising a “total freeze on the assets of all Russian banks”. MP Clive Efford, a member of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee, and MP Chris Bryant, chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Russia, demanded that TV deals for football be broken up.
Okko Sport, a platform that owns the rights in Russia, did not broadcast the shows of support for Ukraine prior to the Premier matches over the weekend, although the anti-war graphic was shown, causing viewers to complained on Russian social networks.
