António Salvador attended the League Presidents’ Summit in Porto. The SC Braga leader noted with satisfaction the commitment of the organization, led by Pedro Proenza, to move forward with the centralization of television rights.
“It was a very important meeting at which the League presented a 10-point strategic plan for the restructuring of Portuguese football, one of which was the centralization of sports rights. I was very pleased to hear the Big Three say they agree. There is a government decree that says that the League must report by 2025 what the distribution of clubs will be, otherwise they will do it, and until they receive part of the income, this is not what we want, ”he said. … explaining Braga’s proposal for this situation: “We have requested that an emergency committee be set up to work with the Portuguese Football Federation to present at the next Presidential Council meeting in February a distribution formula that will not take effect at the end of contracts, in 2028, but already in 2023 year “.
As for the details of this centralization, Antonio Salvador was more restrained.
“We are the fifth country in the UEFA ranking and the only one in this ranking that does not yet have centralization. We are not going to stray too far from what has been done in other countries. Nobody wants to be harmed, we really want adjustment and more equality in the competition. The President of the League was optimistic and said that the entry into force is possible in 2023, and this will be great news for Portuguese football, “he said, saying that Pedro Proenza is already in talks with the operators:” The League informed us that there were conversations and that the operators agree. “
