L'pool want bigger slice
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre has called for top Premier League clubs to be allowed to sell overseas television rights individually, it was reported on Wednesday.
The world's richest football league currently sells its international television rights as a joint package worth £3.2 billion ($5bn) for the period 2010-13, with the proceeds shared equally across all 20 clubs.
However, Ayre said Liverpool were willing to challenge the structure of the deal, arguing that higher profile teams should be given a bigger slice of the proceeds as they generate more interest in regions such as Asia.
Ayre believes clubs such as Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal should be free to sell rights to their matches individually, following the model used in Spain by Real Madrid and Barcelona.
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